Chinese Word Entry
        
          代稱
        
        
          
            Simplified Chinese form:
            代称
          
        
        
          
            | Mandarin (Zhuyin): | 
            
              
                ㄉㄞˋ ㄔㄥ
              
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            | Mandarin (Pinyin): | 
            
              
                dài chēng
              
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              | Cantonese (Jyutping): | 
              
                
                  doi6 cing1
                
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              | Definitions: | 
              
                
                  
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                      alternative name
                      
                       
                     
                  
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                      to refer to sth by another name; antonomasia
                      
                       
                     
                  
                 
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    Chinese characters used in this word
    
      
  
    
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              代
            
          
        
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          substitute, 
        
          change, 
        
          convert, 
        
          replace, 
        
          period, 
        
          age, 
        
          counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., 
        
          generation, 
        
          charge, 
        
          rate, 
        
          fee, 
        
          replacement (of person or generation), 
        
          era
        
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    Readings
    
      
      
        | Mandarin: | 
        
          
            ㄉㄞˋ (dài)
          
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          | Cantonese: | 
          
            
              doi6
            
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          | Japanese: | 
          
            
              
                ダイ (dai)、 
              
                タイ (tai)
              
            
            
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                か.わる (kawaru)、 
              
                かわ.り (kawari)、 
              
                -がわ.り (-gawari)、 
              
                か.える (kaeru)、 
              
                よ (yo)、 
              
                しろ (shiro)
              
            
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          | Korean: | 
          
            
              대 (dae)
            
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          | Vietnamese: | 
          
            
              đại
            
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              稱
            
          
        
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          call, 
        
          name, 
        
          brand, 
        
          address, 
        
          say
        
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    Readings
    
      
      
        | Mandarin: | 
        
          
            ㄔㄥ (chēng), 
          
            ㄔㄣˋ (chèn), 
          
            ㄔㄥˋ (chèng)
          
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          | Cantonese: | 
          
            
              cing1
            
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          | Japanese: | 
          
            
              
                ショウ (shou)
              
            
            
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                たた.える (tataeru)、 
              
                とな.える (tonaeru)、 
              
                あ.げる (ageru)、 
              
                かな.う (kanau)、 
              
                はか.る (hakaru)、 
              
                ほめ.る (homeru)
              
            
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          | Korean: | 
          
            
              칭 (ching)
            
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          | Vietnamese: | 
          
            
              xưng, 
            
              xứng
            
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    Variants
    
      
        
          | Simplified Chinese form: | 
          
            
              称
            
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          | Simplified Japanese form: | 
          
            
              称
            
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          | Semantic variant form: | 
          
            
              偁
            
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