- 监狱 jiānyù prison
- 地狱 dìyù hellthe underworld or a place/state of extreme suffering and misery
- 出狱 chūyù be releasedto be released from prison
- 越狱 yuèyù escapeto break out of prison
- 入狱 rùyù imprisonmentto go to jail or to be sent to prison
- 牢狱 láoyù prison
- 炼狱 liànyù purgatory
- 狱中 yùzhōng in prisonin jail or prison; during the period of incarceration
- 人间地狱 rénjiāndìyù hell on earthA place or situation characterized by extreme suffering, cruelty, or horror.
- 狱卒 yùzú jailerjailer (old)
- 锒铛入狱 lángdāngrùyù jailedto be shackled and thrown into prison; to be put behind bars
- 牢狱之灾 láoyùzhīzāi imprisonment
- 下狱 xiàyù imprisonto imprison
- 越狱犯 yuèyùfàn escapeeescaped prisoner
- 文字狱 wénzìyù literary inquisitionofficial persecution of intellectuals or writers for their written work
- 冤狱 yuānyù miscarriage of justicean unjust charge or verdict; a miscarriage of justice or frame-up
- 劫狱 jiéyù break into prisonto break into a jail or prison to forcibly rescue or release prisoners
- 狱吏 yùlì jailerA prison guard or official in ancient China.
- 典狱长 diǎnyùzhǎng warden
- 秦城监狱 Qínchéng Jiānyù Qincheng PrisonQincheng Prison, a maximum-security prison located about 30 km north of central Beijing, known for housing former high-level officials convicted of corruption.
- 断狱 duànyù adjudicateto pass judgment on a legal case
- 释放出狱 shìfàngchūyù releaseto release from jail
- 浮动地狱 fúdòngdìyù slave shipsslave ships, especially those characterized by horrific and inhuman living conditions
- 阿鼻地狱 ābí Dìyù Avici Hell(Buddhism) the Avici Hell, the last and most painful of the eight hot hells
- 狱医 yùyī prison doctora medical professional who provides healthcare to inmates within a prison facility
- 大狱 dàyù prisona major prison or state jail, often used in a formal or historical context
- 狱方 yùfāng prison authoritiesthe administrative body or officials of a prison
- 疑狱 yíyù doubtful casea complex or difficult legal case where the evidence is unclear
- 诏狱 zhàoyù imperial prisonAn imperial prison for prisoners detained by order of the emperor.
- 身陷牢狱 shēnxiànláoyù imprisonedto go to prison; to be incarcerated
- 逃狱 táoyù escapeto break out of or escape from a prison or place of detention
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH