劫囚

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiéqiú

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiéqiú
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyechyou
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiécióu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰjoʊ̯³⁵/

Verb

劫囚

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].

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