刑 (jing4) — punishment; penalty; sentence in Cantonese
jingˎ₄刑
Mandarin Pinyin: xing2
Meaning of 刑
nounpunishment; penalty; sentence
nountorture; corporal punishment
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Example Sentences with 刑
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好sauˍ₆受jingˎ₄刑
He can take punishment well.
mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想sauˍ₆受jingˎ₄刑
Don't want to be punished.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好sauˍ₆受jingˎ₄刑wo˗₃喎
He can take punishment well, you know.
binˉ¹邊go˗₃個sauˍ₆受jingˎ₄刑？
Who will be punished?
keoiˏ₅佢mˎ₄唔sauˍ₆受jingˎ₄刑
He won't accept punishment.
Words Containing 刑
刑事jing4 si6
criminal; penal
判刑pun3 jing4
condemn; to sentence; a sentence (for a crime)
刑事訴訟jing4 si6 sou3 zung6
criminal prosecution
緩刑wun6 jing4
suspend a sentence
嚴刑逼供jim4 jing4 bik1 gung1
force someone to make a confession by harsh punishment
刑事案件jing4 si6 on3 gin2
a criminal case
有期徒刑jau5 kei4 tou4 jing4
limited term of imprisonment (anything less than life imprisonment)
重刑cung5 jing4
heavy penalty; severe punishment
刑場jing4 coeng4
execution field (syn.: 法場)
刑滿jing4 mun5
expiration of a prision term
死刑sei2 jing4
death penalty; capital punishment
環首死刑waan4 sau2 sei2 jing4
death penalty by hanging
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