繼位 [继－]

Jyutping gai3 wai6
Pinyin jì wèi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to succeed to the throne
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    身居​要職​（​非常​重要​嘅​職​位​，​例如​皇帝​、​大型​企業​總裁​等等​）​嘅​人​離​職​或者​死亡​，​由下​一個​人​接任​，
    to succeed somebody in a post
    • 蘋果嘅總裁由 Tim Cook 繼位。
      苹果嘅总裁由 Tim Cook 继位。
      yue:蘋果嘅總裁由 Tim Cook 繼位。
      The CEO of Apple is succeeded by Tim Cook.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to ascend the throne; to succeed to the throne
    (syn.) 登基, 即位
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    苹果嘅总裁由 Tim Cook 继位。
    蘋果嘅總裁由 Tim Cook 繼位。
    yue:蘋果嘅總裁由 Tim Cook 繼位。
    • The CEO of Apple is succeeded by Tim Cook.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    继位
    繼位
    jì wèi
    • to succeed to the throne; to inherit the throne