prison; jail; a place where criminals are kept as punishment

the underworld or place of suffering after death in religions such as Buddhism and Christianity; often contrasted with [[天堂|天堂|tian1 tang2]]

to get out of jail or be released from prison

to break out of prison; to escape from jail

to be sent to jail; to be imprisoned

A police officer responsible for supervising prisoners and managing prison affairs; distinct from administrative police.

prison; jail

According to Catholic or Orthodox belief, a place where the souls of the dead suffer temporarily to pay for their sins before entering heaven.

To go to hell; often used to scold or curse someone for doing evil, implying they will suffer extreme punishment.

(idiom) a place filled with intense suffering; a dark and miserable environment that resembles hell

(archaic) prison guard; jailer; turnkey

to be shackled and thrown into prison; to be put behind bars

the misfortune or calamity of being sent to prison

To put someone in prison or to be sent to jail.

prison escapee; person who has escaped from jail

The eighteen levels of hell in Buddhist and folk mythology where the souls of evil people suffer for their sins

Official persecution of intellectuals or authors where the government picks through their writings to frame them for crimes; especially common during the Qing dynasty.

unjust charge or verdict; a frame-up resulting in wrongful imprisonment

to break into a prison to rescue or forcibly release prisoners

(literary) a low-ranking prison official or jailer in imperial China

The highest administrative official in charge of a prison.

Maximum-security prison north of Beijing known for housing former high-ranking government officials

(literary) to hear and pass judgment on a legal case; to adjudicate

a dark and miserable living environment or situation; a place of extreme suffering

A trumped-up charge or false imprisonment. This refers to the Song Dynasty general [[岳飞|岳飛|yue4 fei1]] who was executed on the three-character charge of [[莫须有|莫須有|mo4 xu1 you3]] (perhaps there is), which was used to frame him for crimes he did not commit.

(literary) person in charge of a prison or judicial affairs; prison official

to pass judgment on a legal or criminal case; to settle a lawsuit

the eighteen layers of hell in Buddhist and Taoist belief; a state of extreme suffering or utter misery

An open prison facility where selected low-risk inmates are managed under less restrictive supervision and typically engage in agricultural work or public infrastructure projects.

jail; prison

To cast someone into the lowest level of hell; used to describe being severely punished or banished to an extremely painful and dark place for committing heavy crimes.

To try a legal case or pass judgment on a lawsuit.

The Buddhist hell where those who slandered others or lied during their lifetime have their tongues pulled out as punishment.

(Buddhism) the last and most painful of the eight hot hells, where those who committed the gravest sins suffer without interruption; also called [[阿鼻地狱|阿鼻地獄|a1 bi2 di4 yu4]]

slave ships; specifically refers to the horrific conditions on ships used during the Atlantic slave trade

to be detained in prison for a long time without a trial; a legal case that remains unresolved for a long period

a riot in which prisoners break out of jail and scatter

To settle a legal case or dispute with just a few words; describes someone with such sharp insight that they can resolve a conflict instantly.

(literary) prison guard or jailer

jailer or prison guard

legal case or lawsuit; litigation involving criminal or civil matters

to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground; to restrict oneself or others to a very narrow range of activities

(literary) a difficult law case that is hard to judge due to unclear circumstances or insufficient evidence

the chief administrator of a prison

to be imprisoned; to be held in jail

(literary) an imperial prison for criminals detained by direct order of the emperor

to pass judgment on a criminal case or decide a sentence

to go to prison; to find oneself behind bars

To escape from prison or jail illegally; to break out of confinement.