坐花廳
Chinese
to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.) | |||
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trad. (坐花廳) | 坐 | 花廳 | |
simp. (坐花厅) | 坐 | 花厅 |
Etymology
花廳/花厅 (faa1 teng1) referred to the guest hall of yamen (衙門/衙门 (ngaa4 mun4)). This term was a euphemism of going to trial.
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 坐牢 (“to be imprisoned”) [map]
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