粵

繼gai3任jam6

simp继任
gai3 jam6jì rèn

English

  1. to succeed sb in a job
  2. successor
  3. to succeed somebody in a post

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 當一個身居重要職位嘅人離職或者死亡,下一個擔任呢個職位嘅就係繼任

Examples

  • 總統突然死咗,所以暫時由副總統繼任。

    The president is temporarily succeeded by the vice-president due to the former president's sudden death.

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

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