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粵語辭叢

扣留

kau3 lau4included in 3 dictionaries
kieu1 liu4included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
kau3 lau4

警察用司法、暴力或者其他強制手段將涉嫌犯罪嘅人或者懷疑係犯罪份子嘅資產留住 (to detain; to hold in custody)

動詞

Examples

我尋日落街買餸無端端俾差人扣留問話。

ngo5 cam4 jat6 lok6 gaai1 maai5 sung3 mou4 dyun1 dyun1 bei2 caai1 jan4 kau3 lau4 man6 waa6.

I was detained by the police for questioning when I was out for groceries yesterday.

維基辭典YueWord
Jyutping:
kau3 lau4Original phonetic: /kʰɐu̯³³ lɐu̯²¹/
01

to detain; to arrest

02

to confiscate; to hold; to withhold

現代粵語詞典: 10072CantonWord
Jyutping:
kau3 lau4Original phonetic: kau5 lau2

强制将人或钱物留住不放

Examples

我部车畀交警~咗。

我的车被交警扣留了