粵

填tin4補bou2

simp填补
tin4 bou2tián bǔ

English

  1. to fill a gap
  2. to fill
  3. to fill in a blank (on a form)
  4. to overcome a deficiency

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將一啲出現缺口嘅嘢,用外來嘅嘢嚟修補返,填返滿嗰樣嘢(可以係物件或者組織嘅架構)

Examples

  • 填補空缺

    to fill a vacancy

  • 填補漏洞

    to fill a loophole

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

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