대표

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 代表, from 代 (“replacing”) + 表 (“surface”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)pʰjo] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)pʰjo]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)표/데(ː)표]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daepyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daepyo
McCune–Reischauer?	taep'yo
Yale Romanization?	tāy.phyo

Noun

대표 • (daepyo) (hanja 代表)

1. something which is representative
2. representative (person)

Derived terms

• 대표(代表)되다 (daepyodoeda, “to be represented”)
• 대표(代表)하다 (daepyohada, “to represent”)
• 대표적(代表的) (daepyojeok, “representative”)
• 대표훈(代表訓) (daepyohun, “representative reading of a character”)