Chinese Word Entry

代稱

Simplified Chinese form: 代称

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄉㄞˋ ㄔㄥ
Mandarin (Pinyin): dài chēng
Cantonese (Jyutping): doi6 cing1
Definitions:
  1. alternative name

  2. to refer to sth by another name; antonomasia


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Chinese characters used in this word

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee, replacement (of person or generation), era
Readings
Mandarin: ㄉㄞˋ (dài)
Cantonese: doi6
Japanese: ダイ (dai)、 タイ (tai) / か.わる (kawaru)、 かわ.り (kawari)、 -がわ.り (-gawari)、 か.える (kaeru)、 よ (yo)、 しろ (shiro)
Korean: 대 (dae)
Vietnamese: đại

call, name, brand, address, say
Readings
Mandarin: ㄔㄥ (chēng), ㄔㄣˋ (chèn), ㄔㄥˋ (chèng)
Cantonese: cing1
Japanese: ショウ (shou) / 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)
Korean: 칭 (ching)
Vietnamese: xưng, xứng
Variants
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