jap6 zeoi6入罪
Jyutpingjap6 zeoi6
Yaleyahp jeuih
Definition
To be convicted, found guilty, or sentenced of a crime.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the legal outcome of a trial rather than the act of committing a crime. It is frequently used in news reports or discussions about court cases to describe the moment a verdict is reached. Unlike general terms for being caught, it carries a formal weight associated with the judicial process.
Examples
There was insufficient evidence, so he wasn't convicted in the end.
The police found key evidence and successfully convicted him.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 犯法, which refers to the act of breaking the law. One can 犯法 without being 入罪 if the evidence is insufficient or the case is dismissed.
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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.
