取而代之 — Chinese idiom
取而代之
qǔ ér dài zhī
Meaning
- to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
Character by character
- 取qǔto take, to receive, to obtain; to select
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 代dàiera, generation; to substitute for, to replace
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
Idioms sharing a character
- 以貌取人 yǐ mào qǔ rén
- 各取所需 gè qǔ suǒ xū
- 咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ
- 囊中取物 náng zhōng qǔ wù
- 探囊取物 tàn náng qǔ wù
- 断章取义 duàn zhāng qǔ yì
- 标新取异 biāo xīn qǔ yì
- 欲取姑与 yù qǔ gū yǔ
- 杀鸡取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn
- 火中取栗 huǒ zhōng qǔ lì
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