代理

Mandarin · pinyin dài lǐ

Meanings

  1. to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
  2. to act as an agent or proxy
  3. surrogate
  4. (computing) proxy
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代
dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
理
lǐ · reason, logic; manage
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4–3 · dai4 li3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

doi6 lei5

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verb

  1. to act as an agent; to be a representative; to act as a proxy

noun

  1. agent; representative; proxy

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代理 · dai4 li3
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Exact source record代理 代理 [dai4 li3] /to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position/to act as an agent or proxy/surrogate/(computing) proxy/