jing4 kei4刑期
Jyutpingjing4 kei4
Yaleyìhng kèih
Definition
Prison sentence; term of imprisonment.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in legal or news contexts when discussing the duration of a sentence handed down by a court. While it refers specifically to the time spent in prison, speakers often use the more colloquial verb phrase 坐監 to describe the act of serving that time.
Examples
He has to serve a five-year prison term before he can come back out.
How long of a prison sentence did the judge give him?
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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.
