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Pinyin jiān láo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. prison
  2. jail
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一種​為​剝奪​人​自由​而​起​嘅​建​築​物
    prison; cage
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    prison; jail
    (syn.) 監房, 监狱, 铁屋, 清室, 囹圄, 牢, 監獄, 牢房, 牢獄, 牢狱, 鐵屋, 大牢, 班房, 监房
    • 關在監牢裡
      关在监牢里
      guān zài jiān láo lǐ
      to be behind bars
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    灵魂是肉体的监牢。
    靈魂是肉體的監牢。
    líng hún shì ròu tǐ de jiān láo 。
    • The soul is the prison of the body.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    监牢
    監牢
    jiān láo
    • prison
  2. Mandarin
    关在监牢里
    關在監牢裡
    guān zài jiān láo lǐ
    • to be behind bars