囚 (cau4) — prisoner; convict; captive in Cantonese
cauˎ₄囚
Mandarin Pinyin: qiu2
Meaning of 囚
nounprisoner; convict; captive
nounimprison; confine; jail
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Example Sentences with 囚
囚犯們企圖逃跑, 但是失敗了。
The prisoners attempted to escape but failed.
這些囚犯被分批帶出去槍斃了。
The prisoners were led out in batches and shot.
janˎ₄人zi˗₃質cauˎ₄囚gam˗₃禁zoˊ²咗jiˍ₆二sapˍ₆十jatˍ₆日hauˍ₆後wokˍ₆獲sikˉ¹釋。
The hostages have been set free after 20 days in captivity.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似capˎ₄囚touˎ₄徒
He's like a prisoner.
louˏ₅老syuˊ²鼠haiˍ₆係capˎ₄囚touˎ₄徒
The mouse is a prisoner.
Words Containing 囚
釋囚sik1 cau4
ex-convicts
死囚sei2 cau4
condemned prisoner; convict under a death sentence
囚禁cau4 gam3
captivity; imprison
囚牢cau4 lou4
prison cell
囚首垢面cau4 sau2 gau3 min6
it describes one's face is as dirty as a prisoner's due to not paying attention to hygiene and grooming
囚衣cau4 ji1
prison clothes
囚車cau4 ce1
a patrol wagon
囚犯cau4 faan2
a prisoner;
囚籠cau4 lung4
prison cage
囚徒cau4 tou4
prisoner
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