粵

替tai3死sei2

tai3 sei2ti4si3

English

  1. to take someone's place; to sacrifice oneself for others; to be a scapegoat for someone [colloquial]
  2. to stand in for someone, to sacrifice oneself for someone

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 代替其他人死、受難

Examples

  • 他為了替死去的父親報仇而殺了他。

    He killed him to avenge his dead father.

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  • 替死鬼

    scapegoat

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

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