粵

扣kau3留lau4

kau3 lau4kòu liú

English

  1. to detain sb; to hold sb against their will
  2. to withhold (property, documents, funds etc)
  3. to detain; to hold in custody

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

Examples

  • 我尋日落街買餸無端端俾差人扣留問話。

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

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

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