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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 代表, from 代 (“replacing”) + 表 (“surface”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | daepyo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | daepyo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | taep'yo |
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| Yale Romanization? | tāy.phyo |
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Noun
대표 • (daepyo) (hanja 代表)
- something which is representative
- representative (person)
Derived terms
- 대표(代表)되다 (daepyodoeda, “to be represented”)
- 대표(代表)하다 (daepyohada, “to represent”)
- 대표적(代表的) (daepyojeok, “representative”)
- 대표훈(代表訓) (daepyohun, “representative reading of a character”)