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
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ piau⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ piau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ piau⁵³/
    • 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　我的情不移　我的愛不變　月亮代表我的心 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
     你问我爱你有多深　我爱你有几分　我的情不移　我的爱不变　月亮代表我的心 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

     nǐ wèn wǒ ài nǐ yǒu duō shēn, wǒ ài nǐ yǒu jǐfēn, wǒ dì qíng bùyí, wǒ dì ài bùbiàn, yuèliàng dàibiǎo wǒ dì xīn [Pinyin]

     You're asking me how deep [and] strong is my love to you. My affection [and] my love [for you] is unchanging; 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.