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無期徒刑

简 无期徒刑 · 繁 無期徒刑
Mandarin · pinyin wú qī tú xíng

Meanings

  1. life imprisonment
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無
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期
qī · period of time; date; time limit
徒
tú · disciple, follower; go on foot
刑
xíng · punishment, penalty; law
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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2–1–2–2 · wu2 qi1 tu2 xing2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 kei4 tou4 jing4

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noun

  1. (chiefly Mainland China and Taiwan, law) life sentence

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