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捉拿歸案

简捉拿归案 · 繁捉拿歸案

Mandarin · pinyin zhuō ná guī àn

to bring to justice

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捉: zhuō · grasp, clutch; catch, seize
拿: ná · take, hold, grasp; bring; with
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案: àn · table, bench; legal case
归: guī · return; return to, revert to

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1–2–1–4 · zhuo1 na2 gui1 an4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zuk3 naa4 gwai1 on3

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