扣押
Chinese
| 10 percent; button; detain | detain in custody | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (扣押) |
扣 | 押 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kòuyā
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˋ ㄧㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kòuya
- Wade–Giles: kʻou4-ya1
- Yale: kòu-yā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kowia
- Palladius: коуя (kouja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰoʊ̯⁵¹ jä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kau3 aat3
- Yale: kau aat
- Cantonese Pinyin: kau3 aat8
- Guangdong Romanization: keo3 ad3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɐu̯³³ aːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiò-ah
- Tâi-lô: khiò-ah
- Phofsit Daibuun: qioiraq
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ aʔ⁵/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khàu-ah
- Tâi-lô: khàu-ah
- Phofsit Daibuun: qao'aq
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ aʔ³²/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ aʔ³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ aʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Verb
扣押
- to detain; to take into custody
- to withhold
- to confiscate; to impound
- (law) to distrain; to seize; to levy on; to sequester
- to take hostage
Synonyms
- (to detain):
- (to confiscate): 扣留 (kòuliú)
Derived terms
- 假扣押 (jiǎ kòuyā)