giam
Pronunciation
Northern
/zaːm˧˧/
Central
/jaːm˧˥/
Southern
/jaːm˧˧/
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detain or imprison
Verb
detain or imprison
1 senses
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
detain or imprison
Politics & Institutions
To keep someone in official custody or to lock them in a secure place such as a jail.
vi Họ giam anh ta để điều tra.
en They detained him for investigation.
Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 監 / 監
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Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 監 / 監
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 監
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
監
Candidates by syllable
giam
㩜
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
giam cầm / giam hãm / giam giữ / giam cấm …
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Similar
giam cầm / giam hãm / giam giữ / giam cấm …
Use
bắt giam / nhà giam / tống giam / trại giam …
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Use
bắt giam / nhà giam / tống giam / trại giam …