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死囚

sǐ qiú

2-character word

What 死囚 means

1. prisoner that awaits execution
2. convict sentenced to death
3. someone on death row

The characters in 死囚

• 死sǐto die; impassable; uncrossable
• 囚qiúprisoner

Sounds the same

Read sǐ qiú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 死球(ball sports) dead ball

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