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ngục

Pronunciation Northern /ŋṵʔk˨˩/ Central /ŋṵk˨˨/ Southern /ŋuk˨˩˨/
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prison
Noun
prison
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
prison

A secure facility where people are legally held as a punishment for crimes or while awaiting trial.

vi Anh ta đã bị giam trong ngục nhiều năm.

en He has been held in prison for many years.

Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 獄 / 獄
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 獄

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
獄
Candidates by syllable
ngục 獄
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
ngúc / ngực / khám / nhà tù …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Same meaning
Starts with this word

ngục thất/ngục tù/ngục tối/ngục lại/ngục viện/ngục tốt

Use
địa ngục / hoả ngục / hạ ngục / luyện ngục …
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Words containing this

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Common expressions

bỏ ngục chúa ngục ngục hình tống ngục tù ngục
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