回扣

Chinese

		to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	10 percent; button; detain
simp. and trad. (回扣)		回	扣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huíkòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ kau³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hôe-khiò / hê-khàu / hôe-khàu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huíkòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huéikòu
    • Wade–Giles: hui²-kʻou⁴
    • Yale: hwéi-kòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweikow
    • Palladius: хуэйкоу (xuejkou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wui⁴ kau³
    • Yale: wùih kau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ kau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ keo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ kʰɐu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-khiò
    • Tâi-lô: huê-khiò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'qioix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hue²⁴⁻²² kʰio⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-khàu
    • Tâi-lô: hê-khàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: he'qaux
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /he²³⁻³³ kʰau²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /he²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰau¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-khàu
    • Tâi-lô: huê-khàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'qaux
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue¹³⁻²² kʰau²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hue²⁴⁻²² kʰau²¹/

Noun

回扣

1. commission; brokerage fee (Classifier: 個／个 m; 筆／笔 m)
2. kickback; rebate (Classifier: 個／个 m; 筆／笔 m)

   給某人打回扣／给某人打回扣  ―  gěi mǒurén dǎ huíkòu  ―  to give someone a kickback

Synonyms

• (commission): 返傭／返佣 (fǎnyōng)
• (kickback): 返傭／返佣 (fǎnyōng)

Derived terms

• 吃回扣 (chī huíkòu)