替槍
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to change]]
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Definitions
  1. 1 [[to change]]
  2. 2 tái chēung 替槍 — a stand-in; a person who takes on the name or the role of another in doing a task for the benefit of someone who is unable to do it well on their own (e.g. one student writing a paper for another, a "ghost writer" writing a newspaper column for a celebrity).
  3. 3 tái séi 替死 — to stand in for someone, to take someone's place, to substitute for someone; to sacrifice oneself for someone.
  4. 4 tái séi gwáai 替死鬼 — a scapegoat, a "fall-guy", a substitute victim.
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