扣发

Traditional form:

扣發

Pinyin (reading):

kòufā

Definitions:

• to deprive
• to withhold
• to hold sth back (and prevent it being known)

Characters:

• 扣 - to detain; to knock, to tap; button
• 发 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair

Traditional characters:

• 扣 - to detain; to knock, to tap; button
• 發 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair