粵

替tai3身san1

tai3 san1tì shēn

English

  1. stand-in; substitute
  2. (cinema) body double; stunt double
  3. Decoy, body double
  4. stunt double

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 替代其他人身份嘅人
  2. 替身演員:拍戲嗰陣代替啲演員做高難度動作嘅人(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 重要嘅政治人物好多時都會請啲替身嚟防畀人暗殺。

    Important political figures often hire decoys as a defense against assassination. ----

  • 阿松佢咁姐手姐腳,好難要佢親身拍嗰段戲㗎喎。阿明身手好好多,揾佢做替身拍啦。

    A-chung is so clumsy. It's very hard to have him perform that film sequence by himself. A-ming is much more athletic. Let's ask him to be a stunt double.

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

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