獄

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獄

yù (yu⁴) Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄩˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
йү (jy, I) Mandarin, Dongan, Cyrillic
juk⁶ Cantonese, Jyutping
ngiu̍k Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
ngiug^ˋ Hakka, Hakka Romanization System, 海陸
ngiug⁶ Hakka, 梅縣, 客家話拼音
yeh⁴ Jin, Wiktionary specific
ngṳ̀ Min Bei, 建寧羅馬字
ngṳ̆k Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
ngŏk Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
goeh⁷ Puxian Min, Pouseng Ping'ing
gyoeh⁷ Puxian Min, Pouseng Ping'ing
ga̍k Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
gio̍k Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
ge̍k Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
ghêg⁸ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
⁸yoq Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
⁸gnioq Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
yù Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
yù Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
yü⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
yù Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
yuh Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
юй Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/y⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
/y²⁴/ Mandarin, Dongan, IPA
juk⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou

Where it comes from

會意漢字：㹜 (“兩隻狗”) + 言 (“詞彙”) （㹜 = 犭 + 犬）。狗互相吠叫（言）的地方，表示有看門狗的監獄。

釋義

監牢如有犯法，則司獄在。
訴訟案件，案例小大之獄，雖不能察，必以情。

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MLA

"獄." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%8D%84. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

獄. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%8D%84

Chicago

"獄." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%8D%84.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {獄},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%8D%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}