粵

後hau6備bei6

simp后备
hau6 bei6hòu bèi

English

  1. reserve; backup
  2. reserve; substitute

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 以防萬一、為咗補充而準備定嘅物資或者人(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 後備供電系統

    back-up power system

  • 阿明打後備。

    Ming is on the reserve list (of players).

  • 佢列做後備。

    He was left on the substitutes' bench.

  • 后备箱满了。

    The trunk is full.

    Tatoeba · maina CC BY

  • 我打開了後備箱。

    I opened the trunk.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 後備箱內有具屍體。

    There's a body in the trunk of the car.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

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

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