粵

傀faai3儡leoi5

faai3 leoi5kuǐ lěi

English

  1. (lit. and fig.) puppet
  2. one who plays a subordinate or compliant role to a principal; puppet; stooge

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 完全受人擺佈、支配嘅對象(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 傀儡政府

    puppet government

  • 在20世紀期間,滿洲國是一個傀儡國家。

    During the 20th century, Manchukuo was a puppet state.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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