gaa2 sik1假釋假释
Definition
To parole; to release a prisoner early due to good behavior or other reasons.
How it's used
Legal terminology in Hong Kong typically refers to this concept as 監管釋放 or 假釋, but the latter is often borrowed from Mandarin or international contexts. In local practice, the specific administrative process for early release is usually handled by the Long-term Prison Sentences Review Board. It is important to note that this term is rarely used in daily conversation unless discussing news reports about international legal cases.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a general term for being released from any situation, but it is strictly limited to the context of criminal sentencing and prison release. Do not use it to describe being let go from a job or released from a hospital.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
