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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
獄 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 大竹卜口大 (KHYRK), four-corner 43234, composition ⿰狺犬)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 717, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20603
- Dae Jaweon: page 1128, character 22
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1365, character 16
- Unihan data for U+7344
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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嶽
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*ŋroːɡ
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鸑
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*ŋroːɡ
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哭
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*ŋ̊ʰoːɡ
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獄
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*ŋoɡ
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Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 㹜 (“two dogs”) + 言 (“words”) (㹜 = 犭 + 犬, two forms of “dog”). A place where dogs are barking (言) at each other, a jail with guard dogs.
Pronunciation
Note:
- ngṳ̆k - literary;
- ngŏk - vernacular.
Note:
- ga̍k - vernacular;
- ge̍k/gio̍k - literary.
Note:
- 5hhioq - common;
- 5nyioq - expected from historical rime.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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獄
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yù
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ngjowk ›
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Old Chinese
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/*rok/
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English
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lawsuit; prison
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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獄
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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16032
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Phonetic component
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獄
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Rime group
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屋
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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玉
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Old Chinese
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/*ŋoɡ/
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Definitions
獄
- prison
- lawsuit; case
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
監獄 (“jail; prison”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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監獄, 監牢, 牢獄, 牢房
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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監獄, 班房兒, 泡兒局 dated
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Taiwan
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監獄
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Chifeng
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監獄
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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監獄, 笆籬子
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Harbin
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監獄, 牢, 笆籬子
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Shenyang
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牢, 班房, 笆籬子
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Singapore
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監牢
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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監獄
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Tangshan
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監獄
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Cangzhou
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監獄, 班房兒
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Baoding
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監獄
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Shijiazhuang
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監獄
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Jinan
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監獄, 監牢獄, 監
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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監牢獄, 監獄
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Qingdao
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監牢獄
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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監, 牢
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Zhengzhou
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監獄, 監, 牢
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Xi'an
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監獄, 監, 牢
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Xining
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牢, 班房
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Xuzhou
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監獄, 牢, 大圈兒, 八號兒
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Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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班房子, 獄監
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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監獄, 牢, 班房
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Lanzhou
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監獄, 班房子, 班房
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Ürümqi
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監獄, 牢, 笆籬子, 班房子
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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牢, 班房
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Wuhan
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監獄, 牢, 班房
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Guiyang
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監獄, 班房
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Kunming
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監獄, 牢, 班房
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Guilin
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監獄, 牢
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Liuzhou
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監獄, 牢
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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牢
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Yangzhou
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牢監, 牢, 班房
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Nantong
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監牢, 牢
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Hefei
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監獄
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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監倉
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Hong Kong
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監獄, 監倉, 祠堂
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Gan
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Nanchang
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牢監, 班房
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Pingxiang
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班房
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Hakka
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Meixian
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監房
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Yudu
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班房
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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監獄
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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監獄仔
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Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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監獄
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Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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監獄
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Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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監獄
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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監獄
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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監獄
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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監獄
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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監獄
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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監牢
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Shexian
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監牢, 牢
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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牢, 班房
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Xinzhou
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監牢, 監, 牢房, 牢, 班房
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Linhe
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監獄, 監, 牢, 班房子
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Jining
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班房
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Hohhot
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監獄, 監, 牢, 獄, 班房
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Zhangjiakou
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監獄, 牢
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Handan
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監獄, 房子
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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班房
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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監牢
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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監獄, 監牢, 班館, 館仔 dated, 櫳仔 dated, 櫳間 dated, 鴿仔空 dated
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Quanzhou
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監獄, 監牢
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Zhangzhou
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監獄, 監牢, 班館, 館仔 dated, 櫳仔 dated
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New Taipei (Tamsui)
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監獄, 監牢
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Kaohsiung
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監獄
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Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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監獄, 櫳仔內
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Yilan (Toucheng)
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監獄
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Tainan
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監獄, 監牢, 櫳仔, 櫳仔間, 內籬仔 GT
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Tainan (Anping)
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監獄, 櫳仔內
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Penghu (Xiyu)
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監獄, 櫳仔內
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Penang (Hokkien)
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跤跔, 跤跔間
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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監牢, 釘鏈間
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Manila (Hokkien)
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跤跔, 監獄
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Shantou
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監獄
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Singapore (Teochew)
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釘鏈間, 監牢
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Leizhou
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監倉
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Wu
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Shanghai
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監牢, 牢監
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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監牢
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Danyang
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監牢
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Hangzhou
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牢監
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Ningbo
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牢監, 監牢
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Wenzhou
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牢監, 班房
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Jinhua
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監牢
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Xiang
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Loudi
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班房, 籠子
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Note
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GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
獄
(Jōyō kanji)
- prison
- lawsuit; case
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 獄 / 狱 (ngjowk, “prison”).
Pronunciation
Noun
獄 • (goku)
- prison
Etymology 2
Alternative spellings
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人屋 囚獄
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Compound of 人 (hito, “human”) + 屋 (ya, “house”).[3][1]
Pronunciation
Noun
獄 • (hitoya)
- prison
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
獄 • (ok) (hangeul 옥)
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Vietnamese
Han character
獄: Hán Nôm readings: ngục
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Readings
References
- Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
- Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
- Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999