擁立
simp拥立jung2 laap6jung2 lap6yōng lì
English
- (formal) to back sb as leader
- to hail as king
粵語 — Cantonese
- 擁護領袖即位
Examples
廢黜幼帝,擁立新帝。
Dethrone the young emperor and hail a new one.
大軍發動政變,擁立主將登基。
The army launched a coup and hailed the general as emperor.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk