neoi5 tung4 jyun2女童院
Jyutpingneoi5 tung4 jyun2
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Definition
A reformatory or juvenile residential home for girls with behavioural or emotional problems.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a correctional or residential facility for young females under the age of eighteen. It is often associated with judicial intervention, carrying a serious connotation regarding the legal or behavioral status of the individuals residing there.
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She was sentenced to stay in a juvenile home for girls for a few months because she committed an offense.
I heard that the juvenile home for girls is currently under renovation.
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Common phrases
sentenced to a juvenile home for girls
admitted to a juvenile home for girls
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a regular boarding school or orphanage, as it specifically implies a facility for girls with behavioral issues or those involved in the juvenile justice system.
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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.
