粵

候hau6補bou2

simp候补
hau6 bou2hòu bǔ

English

  1. to wait to fill a vacancy
  2. reserve (candidate)
  3. alternate
  4. substitute
  5. to be an alternate for a vacancy

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 等緊代替正選或者填補一啲空缺;預備拎到某種資格

Examples

  • 候補委員

    alternate member

  • 我哋而家喺候補名單裏面,未必可以落場比賽。

    We are in the list of alternates, so we may not be able to participate in the competition.

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

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