sik1 cau4釋囚释囚
Jyutpingsik1 cau4
Yalesīk chàuh
Definition
Discharged prisoner; a prisoner who has been released from prison.
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How it's used
Formal contexts often use this term in news reports or legal discussions regarding rehabilitation programs. It carries a clinical and objective tone, focusing on the status of the individual rather than their past crimes. In casual conversation, people might simply refer to them as 坐完監嘅人 to avoid the slightly detached feeling of the formal term.
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The government will provide support for these discharged prisoners.
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Common phrases
discharged prisoners reintegrating into society
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 更生人士, which is the preferred, more respectful term used by social services and government agencies in Hong Kong to emphasize rehabilitation and social reintegration.
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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.
