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监牢
jiānláo
Main
English Definitionprison; jail
Simplified Script监牢
Traditional Script監牢
Pinyinjiānláo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄐㄧㄢ ㄌㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gaam1lou4
Part of Speech(名) noun
Word Decomposition
监jiānto supervise; to inspect; jail; prison
牢láofirm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison

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Words With Same Head Word    
监狱jiānyùprison
监视jiānshìto monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance
监督jiāndūto control; to supervise; to inspect; supervisor
监管jiānguǎnto oversee; to take charge of; to supervise; to administer; supervisory; supervision
监测jiāncèto monitor
Words With Same Tail Word    
坐牢zuòláoto be imprisoned
牢牢láoláofirmly; safely
套牢tàoláoto immobilize with a lasso; to be trapped in the stock market
亡羊补牢wáng yáng bǔ láolit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
地牢dìláoprison; dungeon
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