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儡
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Jyutping
leoi5
Pinyin
lěi
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to injure
puppet
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
to injure/puppet/dummy
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character
Only used in 傀儡 (kuǐlěi).
Definitions (Unihan)
puppet, dummy
Cangjie Input
OWWW
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
在20世纪期间,满洲国是一个傀儡国家。
在20世紀期間,滿洲國是一個傀儡國家。
zài 20 shì jì qī jiān , mǎn zhōu guó shì yí gè kuǐ lěi guó jiā 。
During the 20th century, Manchukuo was a puppet state.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
佢用咗两年嘅权术将佢老板架空成一个傀儡。
佢用咗兩年嘅權術將佢老闆架空成一個傀儡。
keoi5 jung6 zo2 loeng5 nin4 ge3 kyun4 seot6 zoeng1 keoi5 lou5 baan2 gaa3 hung1 sing4 jat1 go3 faai3 leoi5.
He makes his boss a mere figurehead with two years of trickery and power games.
Cantonese
傀儡政府
傀儡政府
faai3 leoi5 zing3 fu2
puppet government
Cantonese
佢系共产党一手扶植出嚟嘅傀儡领导人。
佢係共產黨一手扶植出嚟嘅傀儡領導人。
keoi5 hai6 gung6 caan2 dong2 jat1 sau2 fu4 zik6 ceot1 lai4 ge3 faai3 leoi5 ling5 dou6 jan4.
The leader is raised by the Communists to be their puppet.
Cantonese
沦为傀儡
淪為傀儡
leon4 wai4 faai3 leoi5
to become a puppet