取而代之
ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1qǔ ér dài zhī
English
- (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- to replace
粵語 — Cantonese
- 代替原有嘅事物
Examples
隨著文藝復興,學院派的想法被積極的想法取而代之了。
With Renaissance, scholastic ideas gave place to positive ideas.
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而家已經冇乜人會用紙筆寫信,取而代之嘅係用電腦打封信出嚟。
People seldom write hand-written letters; instead, they type letters.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk