"acting" meaning in Chinese

See acting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɛːk̚⁵ tʰɪŋ³⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: From English acting. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|acting}} English acting Head templates: {{head|zh|verb}} acting
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, intransitive, also rarely transitive) to act up; to temporarily assume duties or authorities of another person when they are unable to do their job Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, also, intransitive, rare, transitive
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