扣kau3押aat3

kau3 aat3kau3 aap3kòu yā

English

to detain
to hold in custody
to distrain
to seize property
(of person or thing)to be held/ impounded

粵語 — Cantonese

被強制扣留嘅人或者嘢

Examples

萨米的包被警察扣押了。
Sami's bag was seized by police.
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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