代表

Chinese

		substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period	surface; exterior; to watch surface; exterior; to watch; to show; express; an example; a list or table; a meter; a watch; chart; external
simp. and trad. (代表)		代	表

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): dàibiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic): дэбё (debi͡o, III-II)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): doi⁶ biu²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): oi⁵ biau²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): thoi-péu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): toi⁴ biau³

• Min Dong (BUC): dâi-biēu
• Min Nan (POJ): tāi-piáu
• Wu (Wiktionary): de piau (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dàibiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daybeau
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàibiǎo
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taɪ̯⁵¹ pjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic: дэбё (debi͡o, III-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛ⁴⁴ piɔː⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: doi⁶ biu²
    • Yale: doih bíu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: doi⁶ biu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: doi⁶ biu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːy̯²² piːu̯³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: oi⁵ biau²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵘɔi³² piau⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thoi-péu
    • Hakka Romanization System: toi beu`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: toi⁴ beu³
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰoi̯⁵⁵ peu̯³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: toi⁴ biau³
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰoɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ piau³¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: dâi-biēu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tai²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(p-)βieu³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-piáu
    • Tâi-lô: tāi-piáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daixpiao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tai²²⁻²¹ piau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tai⁴¹⁻²² piau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ piau⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ piau⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ piau⁴¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: de piau (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d̻e̞²² piɔ⁴⁴/

Verb

代表

1. to represent (to stand or act in place of, or be a political representative)
2. to embody; to represent

   • 你問我愛你有多深　我愛你有幾分　你去想一想　你去看一看　月亮代表我的心 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
     你问我爱你有多深　我爱你有几分　你去想一想　你去看一看　月亮代表我的心 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

     From: 1977, performed by Teresa Teng, lyrics by Sun Yi, music by Weng Ching-Hsi, “The Moon Represents My Heart”

     nǐ wèn wǒ ài nǐ yǒu duō shēn, wǒ ài nǐ yǒu jǐfēn, nǐ qù xiǎng yī xiǎng, nǐ qù kàn yī kàn, yuèliàng dàibiǎo wǒ dì xīn [Pinyin]

     You're asking me how deep [and] strong is my love to you. Think about it [and] have a look; the moon represents my heart.

3. on behalf of; in the name of

Synonyms

• (to embody):

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Synonyms of 代表

• 參加／参加 (cānjiā)
• 展現／展现 (zhǎnxiàn)
• 提出 (tíchū)
• 提起 (tíqǐ)
• 發揮／发挥 (fāhuī)
• 發表／发表 (fābiǎo)

• 致以 (zhìyǐ)
• 表現／表现 (biǎoxiàn)
• 表示 (biǎoshì)
• 表述 (biǎoshù)
• 表達／表达 (biǎodá)

Noun

代表

1. representative
2. delegate
3. example; model

Synonyms

• (example): 標本／标本 (biāoběn)

Derived terms

• 人民代表 (rénmín dàibiǎo)
• 代表人 (dàibiǎorén)
• 代表人物 (dàibiǎo rénwù)
• 代表作 (dàibiǎozuò)
• 代表團／代表团 (dàibiǎotuán)

• 代表性 (dàibiǎoxìng)
• 外交代表 (wàijiāo dàibiǎo)
• 民意代表 (mínyì dàibiǎo)
• 黨代表／党代表 (dǎngdàibiǎo)

Descendants

• → Zhuang: daibyauj

References

• “Entry #1346”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
代	表
だい Grade: 3	ひょう Grade: 3
goon

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Chinese 代表 (dàibiǎo).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だいひょー [dàíhyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [da̠iço̞ː]

Noun

代(だい)表(ひょう) • (daihyō) ^{←だいへう (daifeu)?}

1. a representative, representation, delegation, example
   • 1931, Yuriko Miyamoto, Playful Soviet Children:

     母(かあ)さんは、工(こう)場(じょう)で職(しょく)場(ば)代(だい)表(ひょう)をやっている。

     Kāsan wa, kōjō de shokuba daihyō o yatteiru.

     The mother serves as the representative on the factory floor.

2. a typification

Derived terms

• 代(だい)表(ひょう)作(さく) (daihyōsaku)
• 代(だい)表(ひょう)者(しゃ) (daihyōsha)

Verb

代(だい)表(ひょう)する • (daihyō suru) ^{←だいへう (daifeu)?} suru (stem 代(だい)表(ひょう)し (daihyō shi), past 代(だい)表(ひょう)した (daihyō shita))

1. to represent, stand for
2. to typify
   • 1908, Natsume Sōseki, Sanshirō:

     これが日(に)本(ほん)の社(しゃ)会(かい)を代(だい)表(ひょう)しているんだと言(い)う。

     kore ga Nihon no shakai o daihyō shiteirunda to iu.

     This typifies a Japanese society.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "代表する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	代表し	だいひょうし	daihyō shi
Continuative (連用形)	代表し	だいひょうし	daihyō shi
Terminal (終止形)	代表する	だいひょうする	daihyō suru
Attributive (連体形)	代表する	だいひょうする	daihyō suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	代表すれ	だいひょうすれ	daihyō sure
Imperative (命令形)	代表せよ¹ 代表しろ²	だいひょうせよ¹ だいひょうしろ²	daihyō seyo¹ daihyō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	代表される	だいひょうされる	daihyō sareru
Causative	代表させる 代表さす	だいひょうさせる だいひょうさす	daihyō saseru daihyō sasu
Potential	代表できる	だいひょうできる	daihyō dekiru
Volitional	代表しよう	だいひょうしよう	daihyō shiyō
Negative	代表しない	だいひょうしない	daihyō shinai
Negative continuative	代表せず	だいひょうせず	daihyō sezu
Formal	代表します	だいひょうします	daihyō shimasu
Perfective	代表した	だいひょうした	daihyō shita
Conjunctive	代表して	だいひょうして	daihyō shite
Hypothetical conditional	代表すれば	だいひょうすれば	daihyō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
代	表

Noun

代表 • (daepyo) (hangeul 대표)

1. Hanja form^? of 대표 (“representative”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
代	表

Noun

代表

1. Hán tự form of đại biểu (“representative”).