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 and Wiktionary): дэбё (debi͡o, III-II)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): doi⁶ biu²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): oi⁵ biau²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): thoi-péu

  (Hailu, HRS): toi^˖ biau^ˊ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): toi⁴ biau³

• Eastern Min (BUC): dâi-biēu
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dai⁵ bieo³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tāi-piáu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): toi³ biao²

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶de-piau₅ / ²de₆-piau₃

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàibiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàibiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tai⁴-piao³
    • Yale: dài-byǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daybeau
    • Palladius: дайбяо (dajbjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taɪ̯⁵¹ pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дэбё (debi͡o, III-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛ⁴⁴ piɔː⁵¹/

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

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: doi⁶ biu²
    • Yale: doih bíu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: doi⁶ biu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: doi⁶ biu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːi̯²² piːu̯³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: oi⁵ biau²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵘɔi³² piau⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thoi-péu
    • Hakka Romanization System: toi beu^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: toi⁴ beu³
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰoi̯⁵⁵ peu̯³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: toi^˖ biau^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰoi³³ piau²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: toi⁴ biau³
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰoɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ piau³¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: dâi-biēu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tai²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(p-)βieu³³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: dai⁵ bieo³ [Phonetic: dai⁵ ieo³]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: dāi-bâ̤u
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tai¹¹ ^(p-)ieu⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: dai⁵ bieo³ [Phonetic: dai⁵ wieo³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tai²¹ ^(p-)βieu³³²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-piáu
    • Tâi-lô: tāi-piáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daixpiao
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ piau⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ piau⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ piau⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /tai⁴¹⁻²² piau⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: toi³ biao²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thòi piáu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ piau⁵²⁻²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶de-piau₅
    • MiniDict: de^去 piau^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³de-piau₂
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /de²² piɔ⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ²de₆-piau₃
    • MiniDict: de^去 piau^上
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /de²² piæ³³/

Verb

代表

1. to represent (to stand or act in place of, or be a political representative)
2. to embody; to represent
   • 1977, “月亮代表我的心 [The Moon Represents My Heart]”, 孫儀 [Sun Yi] (lyrics), 翁清溪 [Weng Ching-Hsi] (music), performed by 鄧麗君 [Teresa Teng]:

     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.]

     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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• 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 (zhì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 致以 (zhìyǐ)
• 表現 / 表现 (biǎoxiàn)
• 表示 (biǎoshì)
• 表述 (biǎoshù)
• 表達 / 表达 (biǎodá)
• 達 / 达 (literary, or in compounds)

Noun

代表

1. representative

   請你們選出幾位學生代表來參加。 [MSC, trad.]
   请你们选出几位学生代表来参加。 [MSC, simp.]

   Qǐng nǐmen xuǎnchū jǐ wèi xuéshēng dàibiǎo lái cānjiā. [Pinyin]

   Please select a few student representatives to participate.

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)
• 代表會 / 代表会 (dàibiǎohuì)
• 外交代表 (wàijiāo dàibiǎo)
• 民意代表 (mínyì dàibiǎo)
• 黨代會 / 党代会 (Dǎngdàihuì)
• 黨代表 / 党代表 (dǎngdàibiǎo)

Descendants

• → Zhuang: daibyauj
• → Vietnamese: đại biểu

References

• “代表”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

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 yatte iru.

     The mother serves as the representative on the factory floor.

2. a typification

Derived terms

• 代(だい)表(ひょう)的(てき) (daihyōteki)
• 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)?}transitive 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 shite iru n da to iu.

     This typifies a Japanese society.

Conjugation

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

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	代表し	だいひょうし	daihyō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	代表し	だいひょうし	daihyō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	代表する	だいひょうする	daihyō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	代表する	だいひょうする	daihyō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	代表すれ	だいひょうすれ	daihyō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	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.

• “代表”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja in this term
代	表

Noun

代表 • (daepyo) (hangeul 대표)

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
代	表

Noun

代表

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