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扣
Mandarin: kou4
Definitions
  1. 1 to fasten
  2. 2 to button
  3. 3 button
  4. 4 buckle
  5. 5 knot
  6. 6 to arrest
  7. 7 to confiscate
  8. 8 to deduct (money)
  9. 9 discount
  10. 10 to knock
  11. 11 to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)
  12. 12 to cover (with a bowl etc)
  13. 13 fig. to tag a label on sb
  14. 14 to place a containter upside down
  15. 15 to detain
  16. 16 in keeping with
  17. 17 to hook
  18. 18 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 扣
扣起來
to button up, arrest
子母扣
snap fasteners, snap buckles
暗扣
covered or veiled button
折扣
discount; rebate
扣除
deduct, subtract
扣留
detain, hold in custody
剋扣
short-change; embezzle; skimp; dock; reduce
梅菜扣肉
(noun) Braised pork with preserved vegetable, which is a Cantonese dish
扣人心弦
exciting, thrilling
扣帽子
put/pin a (usu political) label on sb; smear sb
扣針
a safety pin
扣數
to debit
手扣
handcuffs
扣盅
a drain device cup
袖口鏈扣
cufflink [written and colloquial]
大打折扣
a big discount; a great decline
絲絲入扣
(idiom) done something with meticulous care and flawless artistry. It also impli
扣球
to smash; to hit a ball downwards | See also '抽球' | Cant.: 扻波; 冚波
匙扣
key chain
扣喉嚨
purge; manual-forced vomiting by sticking a finger down the throat to cause ones
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