gaam1 cong1監倉监仓
Jyutpinggaam1 cong1
Yalegāam chōng
Definition
A prison cell or prison ward; the area in a jail where inmates live.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the cell or the block where prisoners are held, rather than the entire prison facility. It carries a slightly more informal or gritty tone compared to the more formal 監獄. It is often used in contexts describing the harsh conditions or the experience of being incarcerated.
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He has been sitting in the cell for a long time.
Do you know what it is like inside a prison cell?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 監獄, which refers to the entire prison institution or facility. Using 監倉 to refer to the whole prison sounds unnatural as it specifically denotes the living quarters.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
