文字獄 [－－狱]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. literary inquisition
  2. official persecution of intellectuals for their writing
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    純因​一個​人​寫​咗​啲​當權者​唔​啱​睇​嘅​文章​字句​，​就判​一個​人​坐監
    literary inquisition
    • 依家咩世紀呀，仲玩文字獄？上網寫句嘢唔啱聽就拉人，依家返咗古代？
      依家咩世纪呀，仲玩文字狱？上网写句嘢唔啱听就拉人，依家返咗古代？
      What century are we in, they think they can do literary inquisition? He was arrested just for writing a comment online, had we all gone back to ancient time ?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, broadly
    any other similar persecution against intellectuals based on their works
  2. noun, historical
    literary inquisition
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    政府而家噉样干涉我嘅言论自由，同文字狱有咩分别？
    政府而家噉樣干涉我嘅言論自由，同文字獄有咩分別？
    zing3 fu2 ji4 gaa1 gam2 joeng2 gon1 sip3 ngo5 ge3 jin4 leon6 zi6 jau4, tung4 man4 zi6 juk6 jau5 me1 fan1 bit6.
    • Again, my freedom of speech is brutally violated by the government, it is as if I am living in a police state.
  2. Cantonese
    依家咩世纪呀，仲玩文字狱？上网写句嘢唔啱听就拉人，依家返咗古代？
    依家咩世紀呀，仲玩文字獄？上網寫句嘢唔啱聽就拉人，依家返咗古代？
    • What century are we in, they think they can do literary inquisition? He was arrested just for writing a comment online, had we all gone back to ancient time ?