扣kau3查caa4

kau3 caa4kòu chá

English

to detain and question
to detain for investigation

粵語 — Cantonese

扣留可疑物件或人物，進行調查。

Examples

警察懷疑部私家車藏有毒品，所以扣留咗部車
The policeman suspected the sedan of carrying dangerous drugs, so he detained it.

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

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