粵

補bou2選syun2

simp补选
bou2 syun2bǔ xuǎn

English

  1. by-election
  2. to have a by-election
  3. by-election

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺原本嘅選舉結束之後再舉行多另一次,可以因為唔同嘅原因,例如原本嘅選舉無效
  2. 喺原本嘅選舉結束之後,為咗填補席位空缺,而喺慣常舉行嘅時間之外再舉行嘅選舉(量詞:次/場)

Examples

  • 三日後進行補選。

    The by-election will be held three days later.

  • 嗰兩個地區未補選。

    By-elections have not yet been held in those two areas.

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

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