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移民監 (ji4 man4 gaam1) — to be restricted to remain overseas in a country for a minimum period in order to gain permanent resident citizenship status [written and colloquial] in Cantonese

jiˎ₄移manˎ₄民gaamˉ¹監
简 移民监
Mandarin Pinyin: yi2min2 jian1

Meaning of 移民監

nounto be restricted to remain overseas in a country for a minimum period in order to gain permanent resident citizenship status [written and colloquial]

Example Sentences with 移民監

keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋soengˊ²想gaauˊ²搞jiˎ₄移manˎ₄民gaanˉ¹監
They want to arrange immigration surveillance.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度houˊ²好ciˏ₅似jiˎ₄移manˎ₄民gaanˉ¹監
This place feels like immigration detention.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gaauˊ²搞dou˗₃到ciˏ₅似jiˎ₄移manˎ₄民gaanˉ¹監
Don't make it like immigration detention.
keoiˏ₅佢zauˊ²走mˎ₄唔sutˉ¹甩jiˎ₄移manˎ₄民gaanˉ¹監
She can't escape immigration custody.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度haiˍ₆係maiˍ₆咪jiˎ₄移manˎ₄民gaanˉ¹監？
Is this immigration detention?
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Characters in 移民監

移ji4
move; remove; shift
民man4
civilian; non-government; non-military
監gaam1
compel; coerce; force

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