扯線公仔 [－线－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) (of puppet) a marionette; (slang) to describe someone who is effectively just a puppet being controlled by people or organizations; a figurehead
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    字面​解即​係​用​繩​或者​線​扯住​嘅​傀儡​公仔​，​引伸​指一​啲​無​實權​、​話​唔​到​事​、​受人​控制​嘅​人​或者​組織​。
    puppet; person or organization which is under control of someone else and cannot make its own decisions
    • 呢個主席無乜本事，佢只係北京嗰邊啲扯線公仔。
      呢个主席无乜本事，佢只系北京𠮶边啲扯线公仔。
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese, figuratively
    puppet; someone who is manipulated by another
    (syn.) 提線木偶, 木头公仔, 木頭公仔, 傀儡, 提线木偶
  2. noun, Cantonese
    marionette
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 傀儡
  2. 木偶
  3. 牽線木偶 – 牵线木偶
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    扯线公仔唔知道自己俾人操控。
    扯線公仔唔知道自己俾人操控。
    ce2 sin3 gung1 zai2 m4 zi1 dou6 zi6 gei2 bei2 jan4 cou1 hung3 。
    • A puppet doesn't know that it is being manipulated.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个主席无乜本事，佢只系北京𠮶边啲扯线公仔。
    呢個主席無乜本事，佢只係北京嗰邊啲扯線公仔。