wok6 sik1獲釋获释
Jyutpingwok6 sik1
Yalewohk sīk
Definition
To be released from prison.
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How it's used
Formal register makes this word sound like it belongs in a news report or a legal document rather than a casual chat between friends. Use 放監 when speaking naturally about someone getting out of prison, as it carries the appropriate weight for daily conversation. It specifically implies the end of a legal detention period, distinguishing it from general freedom.
Examples
He served a few years in prison and has finally been released.
Related words
Common phrases
to be released early
to be released from prison
Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual conversation to describe being released from work or school, as it sounds overly dramatic and implies the person was previously a prisoner.
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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.
