扣 (kau3) — frame or brand (somebody) in Cantonese

kau˗₃扣

Mandarin Pinyin: kou4

Meaning of 扣

nounframe or brand (somebody)

nounbutton; hook; buckle

nounsmash or spike (a ball)

noundetain; arrest; put into custody

nounknot

noundeduct; subtract; withhold

nounplace a cup, etc upside down

nounfasten; button up; buckle

nounpress or pull (the trigger)

Example Sentences with 扣

結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋

When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

hau˗₃扣zyuˍ₆住saamˉ¹衫nau2.鈕。

Fasten the shirt button.

hau˗₃扣zoˊ²咗keoiˏ₅佢fan1.分。

Deduct their points.

gei˗₃記zyuˍ₆住hau˗₃扣onˉ¹安cyunˎ₄全daai3.帶。

Remember to buckle the seatbelt.

go˗₃個hau˗₃扣latˉ¹甩zo2.咗。

The button came off.

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Words Containing 扣

扣留kau3 lau4

detain, hold in custody

扣針kau3 zam1

fibula; [粵]: pin

扣人心弦kau3 jan4 sam1 jin4

to smash; to hit a ball downwards | See also '抽球' | Cant.: 扻波; 冚波

扣頭kau3 tau4

a discount on price

子母扣zi2 mou2 kau3

snap fasteners, snap buckles

扣查kau3 caa4

to be detained and questioned

扣喉嚨kau3 hau4 lung4

purge; manual-forced vomiting by sticking a finger down the throat to cause oneself to throw up

搭扣daap3 kau3

buckle or fastener for clothing, accessories, or devices that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g., the buckle on metal wristwatches, hasp for locks)

扣喉kau3 hau4

verb; purge; To retch, / Stick your finger in your throat to make yourself vomit

袖口鏈扣zau6 hau2 lin2 kau3

a cufflink (also cuff link or cuff-link) is a decorative fastener worn by men or women to fasten the two sides of the cuff on a dress shirt or blouse

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