假扣押
Chinese
vacation; fake; false vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose |
to detain; to take into custody; to withhold | ||
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| simp. and trad. (假扣押) |
假 | 扣押 | |
| Literally: “false detention”. | |||
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎ kòuyā
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄡˋ ㄧㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎ kòuya
- Wade–Giles: chia3 kʻou4-ya1
- Yale: jyǎ kòu-yā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jea kowia
- Palladius: цзя коуя (czja kouja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹ jä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
假扣押
- (chiefly Taiwan, Macau) to sequester (to temporarily remove property from possession of its owner and hold it as security against legal claims)