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English

1. pronoun
2. pronoun
3. synonym
4. exemplar; epitome; the most representative example of something
5. byword

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 用嚟代指人或者事物用嘅簡短詞語，好似「我」、「佢」、「你哋」呢啲（量詞：個）
2. 一個類型嘅嘢入面，最有代表性嘅例子

Examples

• 佢已經做咗靚仔嘅代名詞。

  He has become the epitome of being good-looking.

• 一句入面太多代名詞，就好易撈亂邊個打邊個。

  When there're too many pronouns in one sentence, it's easy to mix up who's who. ----

• 除此之外，馬還是人才的代名詞。

  As well as this, the horse is also representative of human talent.

  Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

• 「克里奧帕特拉」這個名字已經成為了美女的代名詞。

  The name Cleopatra has become a byword for a beautiful woman.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY