代表

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　我的情也真　我的愛也真　月亮代表我的心 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
     你问我爱你有多深　我爱你有几分　我的情也真　我的爱也真　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, wǒ dì qíng yě zhēn, wǒ dì ài yě zhēn, 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 real; the moon represents my heart.

3. on behalf of; in the name of

• (to embody):

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

• (example): 標本／标本 (biāoběn)

• → Zhuang: daibyauj
• → Vietnamese: đại biểu

• “Entry #1346”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Learned borrowing from Chinese 代表 (dàibiǎo).

• (Tokyo) だいひょー [dàíhyóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [da̠iço̞ː]

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.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. a typification

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

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 shite iru n da to iu.

     This typifies a Japanese society.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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

代表 • (daepyo) (hangeul 대표)

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

代表

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