to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc) / a substitute / a replacement
to substitute for / to take the place of / to replace / for / on behalf of / to stand in for
替
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夫
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夫
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日
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Mother Teresa (ti) wants to replace (替) the sun (日) to become the center of the universe. In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) she instructs two construction workers (夫夫) to throw her right towards the sun, so that Mother Teresa can box her out of orbit.
to repair / to patch / to mend / to make up for / to fill (a vacancy) / to supplement
补
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卜
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衤
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Bruno Bear (bu) broke his voodoo staff (卜) inside of the space station (Ø3) and he has nothing available than a royal ermine coat (衤). His staff means much more to him than the coat though, so he rips the royal ermine coat into stripes to fix (补) the staff with the stripes used as bandages.