坐牢 (co5 lou4) — to be in prison; to be in jail | Cant.: 坐監 in Cantonese
coˏ₅坐louˎ₄牢Mandarin Pinyin: zuo4 lao2
Meaning of 坐牢
nounto be in prison; to be in jail | Cant.: 坐監
Example Sentences with 坐牢
keoiˏ₅佢coˏ₅坐lou4.牢。
He's in jail.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zoi˗₃再seoiˉ¹衰laa3,喇，caaˉ¹差diˉ¹啲coˏ₅坐boˉ¹波gaam1.監。
Don't be naughty again, you almost went to jail.
keoiˏ₅佢coˏ₅坐boˉ¹波gaamˉ¹監houˊ²好noi6.耐。
He was in jail for a long time.
coˏ₅坐boˉ¹波gaamˉ¹監houˊ²好sanˉ¹辛fuˊ²苦gaa3!㗎！
Going to jail is very tough!
keoiˏ₅佢soengˍ₆上ci˗₃次tauˉ¹偷jeˏ₅嘢coˏ₅坐boˉ¹波gaam1.監。
He went to jail last time for stealing.
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