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終身監禁

简终身监禁 · 繁終身監禁

Mandarin · pinyin zhōng shēn jiān jìn

life sentence

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身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
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禁: jìn · restrict, prohibit, forbid
终: zhōng · end; finally, in the end
监: jiān · supervise, control, direct

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1–1–1–4 · zhong1 shen1 jian1 jin4

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noun

(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, law) life sentence; life imprisonment

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