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Jyutping
teoi3 wai6
Pinyin
tuì wèi
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to abdicate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
由自己嘅王位、職位退落嚟
to abdicate; to resign
退位讓賢
退位让贤
teoi3 wai6 joeng6 jin4
to give up one's post and offer it to a more qualified person
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, intransitive, verb-object
to abdicate (the throne); to step down (as leader)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
我做咗呢个位已经十年,系时候退位让贤。
我做咗呢個位已經十年,係時候退位讓賢。
ngo5 zou6 zo2 ni1 go3 wai2 ji5 ging1 sap6 nin4, hai6 si4 hau6 teoi3 wai6 joeng6 jin4.
I've been on this post for ten years already. It's time for me to step down and let somebody more qualified to take over.
Cantonese
退位让贤
退位讓賢
teoi3 wai6 joeng6 jin4
to give up one's post and offer it to a more qualified person