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ngục thất

Pronunciation Northern /ŋṵʔk˨˩ tʰət˧˥/ Central /ŋṵk˨˨ tʰə̰k˩˧/ Southern /ŋuk˨˩˨ tʰək˧˥/
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prison
Noun
prison

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
prison

A building where people are kept as a punishment for crimes they have committed against the law.

vi Tội phạm đang bị giam giữ nghiêm ngặt trong ngục thất.

en The criminals are being strictly held in the prison.

Parts
ngục / thất / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 獄室 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 獄室

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
獄室
Candidates by syllable
ngục 獄 thất 失
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
nhà tù / nhà lao / nhà pha / khám đường …
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Use
địa ngục / hoả ngục / hạ ngục / luyện ngục …
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