劫囚

Chinese

		plunder	prisoner
simp. and trad. (劫囚)		劫	囚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiéqiú

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiéqiú
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiécióu
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-chʻiu²
    • Yale: jyé-chyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyechyou
    • Palladius: цзецю (czecju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Verb

劫囚

1. to break a prisoner out of jail; to take a prisoner away from legal custody

   • 公堂之上若有任何人敢劫囚，當場格殺勿論。 [MSC, trad.]
     公堂之上若有任何人敢劫囚，当场格杀勿论。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Justice Bao

     Gōngtáng zhīshàng ruò yǒu rènhé rén gǎn jiéqiú, dāngchǎng gé shā wù lùn. [Pinyin]

     In this court of law, should there be any person whosoever daring to take a prisoner away, [that person shall be] put to death on the spot, without considering [who he is].