solitary cell (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
solitary confinement cell; single-person prison cell
dialectRegional dialect usage, primarily in some northern Chinese dialects or historical prison jargon.
Tā他
yīn因
wéi为
wéi违
fǎn反
jì纪
lǜ律
bèi被
guān关
jìn进
le了
xiǎo小
hào号
。
He was put into solitary confinement for violating the rules.
Zài在
nà那
gè个
nián年
dài代
，
guān关
xiǎo小
hào号
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
chéng惩
fá罚
shǒu手
duàn段
。
In those days, putting someone in solitary was a common form of punishment.