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無期徒刑

無期徒刑

See also: 无期徒刑

Chinese

		having no fixed time frame; indefinite	imprisonment; prison sentence
trad. (無期徒刑)		無期	徒刑
simp. (无期徒刑)		无期	徒刑

Noun

無期徒刑

life sentence

Synonyms

終身監禁／终身监禁 (zhōngshēn jiānjìn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wúqī túxíng, wúqí túxíng

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ, ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ kei⁴ tou⁴ jing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: wúqī túxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuchi twushyng
  - IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ tʰu³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: wúqí túxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuchyi twushyng
  - IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʰu³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ kei⁴ tou⁴ jing⁴
  - Yale: mòuh kèih tòuh yìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ kei⁴ tou⁴ jing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ tʰou̯²¹ jɪŋ²¹/