粵

替tai3代doi6

tai3 doi6tì dài

English

  1. to substitute for
  2. to replace
  3. to supersede
  4. to replace something or someone with another thing or person, to take on the same role or function

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 代替原本嘅人或物,擔任同一個角色或功能

Examples

  • 雖然宣傳呢啲生物燃料為化石燃料嘅清潔替代品,但係越嚟越多環保團體希望投資受到抑制 — 警告生物燃料嘅害多過利。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 湯姆被瑪麗替代了。

    Tom was replaced by Mary.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 無可替代

    irreplaceable

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

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