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升sing1任jam6

sing1 jam6shēng rèn

English

  1. to be promoted to
  2. to get promoted as; to be elevated to

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 升職去擔任高級啲嘅職位；講嘅時候跟住會講埋個新職位

Examples

  • 升任總警司

    to be promoted to chief superintendent

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

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