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See also: 代议士
Chinese
| to represent others in the parliament | scholar; warrior; knight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (代議士) | 代議 | 士 | |
| simp. (代议士) | 代议 | 士 | |
Etymology
Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 代議士 (daigishi).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàiyìshì
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ ㄧˋ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàiyìshìh
- Wade–Giles: tai4-i4-shih4
- Yale: dài-yì-shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dayyihshyh
- Palladius: дайиши (dajiši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: doi6 ji5 si6
- Yale: doih yíh sih
- Cantonese Pinyin: doi6 ji5 si6
- Guangdong Romanization: doi6 yi5 xi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɔːi̯²² jiː¹³ siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
代議士
- (Taiwan, Hong Kong) synonym of 民意代表 (mínyì dàibiǎo, “elected representative”)
References
- Shi, Youwei (史有为), chief ed., 商务印书馆辞书研究中心, ed. (2019). Xinhua Wailaici Cidian (新华外来词词典). Beijing: The Commercial Press. →ISBN.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 代 | 議 | 士 |
| だい Grade: 3 |
ぎ Grade: 4 |
し Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
- member of the Diet, member of the House of Representatives