"代為" meaning in Chinese

See 代為 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /taɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /tɔːi̯²² wɐi̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tai²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /tai⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /tai²²⁻²¹ ui¹³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /tai³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /tai³³⁻²¹ ui²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /taɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/, /tɔːi̯²² wɐi̯²¹/, /tai²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴/, /tai⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴/, /tai²²⁻²¹ ui¹³/, /tai³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴/, /tai³³⁻²¹ ui²³/ Chinese transliterations: dàiwéi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄞˋ ㄨㄟˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], doi⁶ wai⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tāi-ûi, dàiwéi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄉㄞˋ ㄨㄟˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], dàiwéi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], tai⁴-wei² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], dài-wéi [Mandarin, Yale, standard], daywei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], дайвэй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], dajvɛj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], doih wàih [Cantonese, Yale], doi⁶ wai⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], doi⁶ wei⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tāi-ûi [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], tāi-uî [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], daixuii [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 代为
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 代為
  1. to do on behalf of; to do something for (someone)
    Sense id: en-代為-zh-verb-luSF~DoB Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàiwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄞˋ ㄨㄟˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doi⁶ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "tāi-ûi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàiwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄞˋ ㄨㄟˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàiwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tai⁴-wei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dài-wéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daywei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дайвэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dajvɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doih wàih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doi⁶ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doi⁶ wei⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔːi̯²² wɐi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāi-ûi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāi-uî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daixuii"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²²⁻²¹ ui¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai³³⁻²¹ ui²³/",
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        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔːi̯²² wɐi̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²²⁻²¹ ui¹³/"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai³³⁻²¹ ui²³/"
    }
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  "word": "代為"
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      "zh-pron": "dàiwéi"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄞˋ ㄨㄟˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doi⁶ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "tāi-ûi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàiwéi"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄞˋ ㄨㄟˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàiwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tai⁴-wei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dài-wéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daywei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дайвэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dajvɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doih wàih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doi⁶ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doi⁶ wei⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔːi̯²² wɐi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāi-ûi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāi-uî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daixuii"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²²⁻²¹ ui¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴/",
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
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        "Min-Nan"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔːi̯²² wɐi̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tai²²⁻²¹ ui¹³/"
    },
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    },
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    }
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  "word": "代為"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 代為 meaning in Chinese (2.7kB)

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