ceoi2 tai3取替
Jyutpingceoi2 tai3
Yalechéui tai
Definition
To replace, supersede, or supplant.
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How it's used
Formal in tone, this term is frequently encountered in professional, technical, or written contexts rather than casual conversation. It carries a sense of structural or functional substitution, often implying that the new item is intended to perform the same role as the one being discarded. In everyday speech, people usually prefer simpler verbs like 換 or 代替.
Examples
This new system will replace the old one.
Related words
Common phrases
to replace the old existing one
replacement plan
Common mistake
Learners often use this interchangeably with 代替, but 取替 specifically implies that the original item is being removed or discarded entirely, whereas 代替 can sometimes just mean acting as a substitute temporarily.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
