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牢獄

牢獄

See also: 牢狱

Chinese

		firm; fast	prison
trad. (牢獄)		牢	獄
simp. (牢狱)		牢	狱

Noun

牢獄

prison, jail

Synonyms

監獄／监狱 (jiānyù)
監牢／监牢 (jiānláo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): láoyù

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ ㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴ juk⁶
Min Nan (POJ): lô-ga̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: láoyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lauyiw
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁴ juk⁶
  - Yale: lòuh yuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴ juk⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹ jʊk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lô-ga̍k
  - Tâi-lô: lô-ga̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loi'gak
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lɤ²⁴⁻²² gak̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lɤ²⁴⁻²² gak̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɤ¹³⁻²² gak̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lo²⁴⁻¹¹ gak̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ²³⁻³³ gak̚⁴/