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Definition 2025

坐牢

坐牢

Chinese

		to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc.)	firm; fast
simp. and trad. (坐牢)		坐	牢

Verb

坐牢

to be imprisoned

Synonyms

坐監／坐监 (zuòjiān)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuòláo

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co⁵ lou⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chē-lô

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuòláo
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohlau
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: co⁵ lou⁴
  - Yale: chóh lòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso⁵ lou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː¹³ lou̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chē-lô
  - Tâi-lô: tsē-lô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zexlooi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡se²²⁻²¹ lɤ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡se⁴¹⁻²² lɤ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡se²²⁻²¹ lɤ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡se³³⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡se³³⁻²¹ lɤ²³/