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坚牢

jiān láo

2-character word Traditional 堅牢

What 坚牢 means

1. strong
2. firm

The characters in 坚牢

• 坚jiānstrong; solid; firm
• 牢láo(literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast

Sounds the same

Read jiān láo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 监牢prison; jail

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