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被拘留 (bei6 keoi1 lau4) — to be in custody; to be detained; be kept incommunicado in Cantonese

beiˍ₆被keoiˉ¹拘lauˎ₄留
Mandarin Pinyin: bei4 ju1 liu2

Meaning of 被拘留

nounto be in custody; to be detained; be kept incommunicado

Characters in 被拘留

被bei6
be (used before passive verb when the doer of the action is not mentioned); suffer (from)
拘keoi1
arrest; detain; take into custody
留lau4
study abroad/overseas

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