指代

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
trad. (指代)		指	代
simp. #(指代)		指	代
anagram		代指

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐdài

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄉㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² doi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐdài
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhdài
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-tai⁴
    • Yale: jř-dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyday
    • Palladius: чжидай (čžidaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² doi⁶
    • Yale: jí doih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² doi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² doi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ tɔːi̯²²/

Verb

指代

1. to refer to (something else, using a word or phrase, especially something abstract)

Derived terms

• 指代性