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Jyutping kau3 fan1
Pinyin kòu fēn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to deduct marks (when grading school work)
  2. to have marks deducted
  3. penalty points
  4. to lose points for a penalty or error
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to deduct points; to lose marks; to penalise
  2. noun
    demerit point
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 法律與犯罪:臺
    違規記點、記點
  2. 法律與犯罪:陸
    違規記分、扣分
  3. 法律與犯罪:香
    違例記分
  4. 法律與犯罪:澳
    違例記分
  5. 差異說明
    中國​大陸​採用​計分​制度​,​扣分​上限​為​12​分​。​扣滿​12​分​,​駕駛​人​必須​參加​道路​安全​知識​的​課程​,​加以​考核​。​考核​通過​者​重新​計分​。​
    ​香港​的​「​違例​計分​」​從​1984​年​實施​。​累積​計分​10​分​,​駕駛者​必須​自費​參加​駕駛​改進​課程​。​累計​達​15​分​,​將​吊扣​駕駛執照​三個​月​。​違犯​扣分​10​分​的​項目​,​法院​可​做出​停牌​三個​月​到​十年​不等​的​各種​嚴格​處分​。
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 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.
  2. Cantonese
    呢篇作文虽然写得好好,但系唔贴题,都系要扣分。
    呢篇作文雖然寫得好好,但係唔貼題,都係要扣分。
    ni1 pin1 zok3 man2 seoi1 jin4 se2 dak1 hou2 hou2, daan6 hai6 m4 tip3 tai4, dou1 hai6 jiu3 kau3 fan1.
    • The composition is well written but irrelevant to the topic, so marks are deducted.
  3. Cantonese
    为咗打击超速驾驶,政府应该推出更苛刻嘅扣分方案。
    為咗打擊超速駕駛,政府應該推出更苛刻嘅扣分方案。
    wai6 zo2 daa2 gik1 ciu1 cok1 gaa3 sai2, zing3 fu2 jing1 goi1 teoi1 ceot1 gang3 ho1 hak1 ge3 kau3 fan1 fong1 ngon3
    • In order to combat speeding, the government should impose harsher punishment.
  4. Cantonese
    一般嚟讲,迟交功课要扣分。但系个学生病到交唔到功课的话就另当别论啦。
    一般嚟講,遲交功課要扣分。但係個學生病到交唔到功課的話就另當別論啦。
    jat1 bun1 lai4 gong2, ci4 gaau1 gung1 fo3 jiu3 kau3 fan1. daan6 hai6 go3 hok6 saang1 beng6 dou3 gaau1 m4 dou2 gung1 fo3 dik1 waa6 zau6 ling6 dong1 bit6 leon6 laa1.
    • Generally speaking, marks will be deducted for late submission of assignments. However, if the student was so sick that he/she couldn't submit his/her work, that would be treated differently.