粵

候hau6選syun2人jan4

simp候选人
hau6 syun2 jan4hòu xuǎn rén

English

  1. candidate
  2. candidate; nominee for an election

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 選舉競逐嘅參加者;參選嘅個人(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 佢係其中一個市長嘅候選人。

    He is one of the candidates running for mayor.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 一共有一百名候選人競逐二十個直選議席。

    A total of 100 candidates are fighting for 20 directly elected seats.

  • 他是市長的候選人之一。

    He is one of the candidates running for mayor.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 他是那个职位最有希望的候选人。

    He was the strongest candidate for the position.

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 奇怪的是,誰也沒有投那候選人一票。

    Strange to say, no one voted for the candidate.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 他摘下了面具,卸下了偽裝。極右翼候選人的意圖已昭然若揭。

    He's taken off his mask, torn off his costume. There's no doubt now about what the far-right candidate intends.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

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

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