扣 [－]

Jyutping kau3
Pinyin kòu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to fasten
  2. to button
  3. button
  4. buckle
  5. knot
  6. to arrest
  7. to confiscate
  8. to deduct (money)
  9. discount
  10. to knock
  11. to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)
  12. to cover (with a bowl etc)
  13. (fig.) to tag a label on sb
  14. (Tw) (loanword) code
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to fasten/to button/button/buckle/knot/to arrest/to confiscate/to deduct (money)/discount/to knock/to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)/to cover (with a bowl etc)/fig. to tag a label on sb/to place a containter upside down/to detain/in keeping with/to hook
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    用圈​，​套​或者​帶環繞​著​一樣​嘢​將之​固定
    to buckle; to fasten
    • 扣安全帶
      扣安全带
      kau3 on1 cyun4 daai2
      to fasten seat belt
  2. 動詞
    減除
    to deduct; to minus
    • 扣人工
      扣人工
      kau3 jan4 gung1
      to reduce one's salary
  3. 動詞
    強留​；​羈押
    to withhold something or someone forcefully
    • 扣押
      扣押
      kau3 aat3
      to detain; to remand
  4. 動詞
    用​高熱將​食材​蒸熟​，​將唔​同食​材​嘅​味道​濃縮並​保存​響​一款​食材​入面
    to braise
    • 扣肉
      扣肉
      kau3 juk6
      braised meat
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    knot
  2. character
    button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
    • 紐扣
      纽扣
      niǔ kòu
      button
  3. character
    to rap; to strike; to pound
  4. character
    a surname: Kou
  5. character
    Classifier for discount.
    (syn.) 折
  6. character
    to accord with; to tally with; to conform to
    (syn.) 适合, 切合, 適合, 順, 顺, 吻合, 契合, 相合, 相投, 合于, 相符, 符合, 合於, 合乎
  7. character
    to subtract; to deduct (money, points, etc.)
  8. character
    to button; to fasten a button; to buckle; to clasp
  9. character
    to hold; to restrain; to grab (a horse)
  10. character
    to detain; to arrest
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. knock, strike, rap, tap
  2. button
  3. Cangjie Input
    QR
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #514
  2. HSK3 六级汉字表 #127
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    外套的纽扣掉了。
    外套的紐扣掉了。
    wài tào de niǔ kòu diào le 。
    • A button has come off the coat.
    • A button from his overcoat fell off.
  2. Mandarin
    无论何时都要扣好安全带。
    無論何時都要扣好安全帶。
    wú lùn hé shí dōu yào kòu hǎo ān quán dài 。
    • Fasten your seat belt at all times.
    • Always fasten your seatbelt.
    • Always fasten your seat belt.
  3. Mandarin
    法律规定，在车辆和飞机上，一定要扣上安全带。
    法律規定，在車輛和飛機上，一定要扣上安全帶。
    fǎ lǜ guī dìng ， zài chē liàng hé fēi jī shàng ， yī dìng yào kòu shàng ān quán dài 。
    • It's the law: always buckle your safety belt in cars and airplanes.
  4. Mandarin
    你的第二颗钮扣快掉了。
    你的第二顆鈕扣快掉了。
    nǐ de dì èr kē niǔ kòu kuài diào le 。
    • Your second button is coming off.
  5. Mandarin
    这颗钮扣脱落了。
    這顆鈕扣脫落了。
    zhè kē niǔ kòu tuō luò le 。
    • The button came off.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    好似捐钱畀慈善机构可以扣税㗎㖞。
    好似捐錢畀慈善機構可以扣税㗎喎。
    hou2 ci3 gyun1 cin2 bei2 ci4 sin6 gei1 kau3 ho2 ji5 kau3 seoi3 gaa3 wo3.
    • It seems that donating to a charity can deduct tax.
  2. Cantonese
    呢啲损失就喺你嘅人工入面扣减，O唔OK？
    呢啲損失就喺你嘅人工入面扣減，O唔OK？
    nei1 di1 syun2 sat1 zau6 hai2 nei5 ge3 jan4 gung1 jap6 min6 kau3 gaam2, ou1 m4 ou1 kei1?
    • The loss will be deducted from your salary, is that ok?
  3. Cantonese
    扣好安全带未啊？开车喇！
    扣好安全帶未啊？開車喇！
    kau3 hou2 on1 cyun4 daai2 mei6 aa3, hoi1 ce1 laa3!
    • Have you fastened your seat belt? Off we go!
  4. Cantonese
    错嘅答案唔会扣分。
    錯嘅答案唔會扣分。
    co3 ge3 daam3 on3 m4 wui5 kau3 fan1.
    • 錯誤答案不會扣分。
    • No marks will be deducted for the wrong answers.
  5. Cantonese
    扣钮
    扣鈕
    kau3 nau2
    • to button up
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    纽扣
    紐扣
    niǔ kòu
    • button
  2. Mandarin
    缝个扣子
    縫個扣子
    féng ge kòu zi
    • to sew a button on
  3. Mandarin
    钉扣子
    釘扣子
    dìng ｋòｕｚｏ
    • to sew on a button
  4. Mandarin
    我那个鬼地方连请两点钟假，也要扣薪水
    我那個鬼地方連請兩點鐘假，也要扣薪水
    wǒ nà ge guǐ dì fāng lián qǐng liǎng diǎn zhōng jià ， yě yào kòu xīn shuǐ
    • They'll deduct my salary even for a two hour absence. That damn place!
  5. Mandarin
    宣布比赛后迟到10分钟之内，警告一次，罚扣10分。
    宣佈比賽後遲到10分鐘之內，警告一次，罰扣10分。
    xuān bù bǐ sài hòu chí dào １０ fēn zhōng zhī nèi ， jǐng gào yī cì ， fá kòu １０ fēn ．
    • If you arrive late by less than 10 minutes from when it is announced (that the games have started), you will be warned once, and docked 10 minutes.