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giam cầm

Pronunciation Northern /zaːm˧˧ kə̤m˨˩/ Central /jaːm˧˥ kəm˧˧/ Southern /jaːm˧˧ kəm˨˩/
imprison or confine
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Verb
imprison or confine
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imprison or confine Politics & InstitutionsTheme

The act of taking away a person's freedom by keeping them within a restricted or confined space.

vi Họ bị giam cầm trong một căn phòng hẹp.

en They were confined within a narrow room.

Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Representative candidate
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Candidates by syllable
giam 㩜 cầm 琴（扲 / 禽 / 𨆓）
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