대표

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 代表, from 代 (“replacing”) + 表 (“surface”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)pʰjo] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)pʰjo]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)표/데(ː)표]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daepyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daepyo
McCune–Reischauer?taep'yo
Yale Romanization?tāy.phyo

Noun

대표 • (daepyo) (hanja 代表)

  1. something which is representative
  2. representative (person)

Derived terms
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