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1. Dynasty
2. Uday
3. Ader
4. Cordale
5. Cordeiro
6. Fordyce
8. Sandaiyu
9. Sandaiyu - Three Generation Soup
10. Adhemar
11. Maldives
12. Maledetto
13. Mederic
14. Zendaimimon
15. Adelaide
16. Alasdair
Dynasty
代 is the word used to designate dynasties in Asia.
代 alone can mean generation; age; period; historical era; eon; world; society; reign; era. 代 comes after the name of the dynasty, for example, the Tang Dynasty is the “Tang Dai” in Chinese.
Some have suggested that the word dynasty comes from the Chinese word “dai” (as “dai” sounds like the first syllable of a dynasty). However, the word dynasty is derived from the Greek word δυναστεία (dunasteia) meaning lordship and/or domination.
Sometimes this word is used in a different context where it can mean to represent or substitute. In this case, it can mean representative of; on behalf of; acting for, e.g. to offer incense in place of another.
In ancient Japan, this could also be a “shiro” (a unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan or about 20 square miles).
Uday
This is a common transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name Uday.
Ader
This is the most common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male Arabic name Ader.
Cordale
科代爾 is the name Cordale in Chinese (Mandarin).
Cordeiro
科代羅 is the name Cordeiro in Chinese (Mandarin).
Fordyce
福代斯 is the name Fordyce in Chinese (Mandarin).
One Direction
一世代 is a way to write “One Direction” in Chinese, referring to the British-Irish boy band.
They are commonly referred to as “1D” in Japan and China (no Chinese characters for that).
This title does not exactly mean “one direction.” It's closer to “one generation,” “one era,” or “one world.”
Sandaiyu
三代玉 is the name Sandaiyu in Chinese (Mandarin).
This is also the title for “three-generation jade.”
Sandaiyu - Three Generation Soup
This means “three-generation soup.”
Adhemar
阿代馬爾 is the name Adhemar in Chinese (Mandarin).
Maldives
This is the Chinese name for the country of Maldives.
Maledetto
馬萊代托 is the name Maledetto in Chinese (Mandarin).
Mederic
This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male French name Médéric or Mederic.
Zendaimimon
曾代米蒙 is the name Zendaimimon in Chinese (Mandarin).
Adelaide
This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the female French name Adélaïde or Adelaide.
Alasdair
阿拉斯代爾 is the name Alasdair in Chinese (Mandarin).
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
代 see styles |
dài dai4 tai dai だい |
More info & calligraphy: Dynasty(n,n-suf) (1) charge; cost; price; (n,n-suf) (2) generation; age; (school) year; cohort; reign; (n,n-suf) (3) {geol} era; (n,n-suf) (4) (after someone's name or title) a representative of; on behalf of; for (someone); (n,n-suf) (5) (used after a phone number) (See 代表電話番号) switchboard number; (counter) (6) counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; (counter) (7) counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.); (counter) (8) (abbreviation) (See 代理申請会社) proxy application company; (9) (abbreviation) (used in dictionaries, etc.) (See 代名詞・1) pronoun; (surname) Daisaki Instead of, in place of, acting for, for; e. g. 代香 to offer incense in place of another; a generation, v. 世代. |
馬爾代夫 马尔代夫 see styles |
mǎ ěr dài fū ma3 er3 dai4 fu1 ma erh tai fu |
More info & calligraphy: Maldives |
あ代 see styles |
ayo あよ |
(personal name) Ayo |
お代 see styles |
odai おだい |
(polite language) charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price |
か代 see styles |
kayo かよ |
(personal name) Kayo |
〆代 see styles |
shimeyo しめよ |
(female given name) Shimeyo |
ち代 see styles |
chiyo ちよ |
(female given name) Chiyo |
一代 see styles |
yī dài yi1 dai4 i tai ichidai いちだい |
generation generation; lifetime; age; (female given name) Kazuyo A human lifetime; especially the lifetime of Śākyamuni on earth. |
万代 see styles |
yorozuyo よろづよ |
(n-adv,n-t) thousands of years; eternity; all generations; (surname) Yorozuyo |
丈代 see styles |
tomoyo ともよ |
(female given name) Tomoyo |
三代 see styles |
sān dài san1 dai4 san tai sandai さんだい |
three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou) (1) three generations; three periods; (2) third generation; (personal name) Miyotsugu |
上代 see styles |
shàng dài shang4 dai4 shang tai joudai; uwadai(ik) / jodai; uwadai(ik) じょうだい; うわだい(ik) |
previous generation (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (じょうだい only) ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (2) (nominal) retail price; (place-name) Wandai |
下代 see styles |
gedai げだい |
(See 上代・2) wholesale price; (surname) Shimoshiro |
且代 see styles |
katsuyo かつよ |
(personal name) Katsuyo |
世代 see styles |
shì dài shi4 dai4 shih tai sedai せだい |
for many generations; generation; era; age generation; (female given name) Yoyo A generation, a lifetime; the world. |
並代 see styles |
namiyo なみよ |
(female given name) Namiyo |
中代 see styles |
nakadai なかだい |
(surname) Nakadai |
丸代 see styles |
marushiro まるしろ |
(surname) Marushiro |
丹代 see styles |
niwashiro にわしろ |
(surname) Niwashiro |
主代 see styles |
nushiro ぬしろ |
(surname) Nushiro |
乃代 see styles |
noyo のよ |
(personal name) Noyo |
久代 see styles |
hisayo ひさよ |
(female given name) Hisayo |
乙代 see styles |
kuniyo くによ |
(female given name) Kuniyo |
九代 see styles |
kudai くだい |
(surname) Kudai |
乾代 see styles |
kimiyo きみよ |
(personal name) Kimiyo |
亀代 see styles |
kiyo きよ |
(given name) Kiyo |
事代 see styles |
kotoshiro ことしろ |
(place-name) Kotoshiro |
二代 see styles |
èr dài er4 dai4 erh tai nidai にだい |
secondary; twice in the year (of generations of insects, harvests etc) (given name) Nidai |
五代 see styles |
wǔ dài wu3 dai4 wu tai godai ごだい |
Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China (hist) (See 五代十国・ごだいじっこく,後梁・こうりょう,後唐・こうとう,後晋・こうしん,後漢・ごかん・2,後周・こうしゅう) Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979); (p,s,f) Godai |
井代 see styles |
iyo いよ |
(female given name) Iyo |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Dynasty | 代 | dai | dài / dai4 / dai | tai |
| Uday | 烏代 乌代 | wū dài / wu1 dai4 / wu dai / wudai | wu tai / wutai | |
| Ader | 阿代爾 阿代尔 | ā dài ěr a1 dai4 er3 a dai er adaier | a tai erh ataierh |
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| Cordale | 科代爾 科代尔 | kē dài ěr ke1 dai4 er3 ke dai er kedaier | k`o tai erh kotaierh ko tai erh |
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| Cordeiro | 科代羅 科代罗 | kē dài luó ke1 dai4 luo2 ke dai luo kedailuo | k`o tai lo kotailo ko tai lo |
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| Fordyce | 福代斯 | fú dài sī fu2 dai4 si1 fu dai si fudaisi | fu tai ssu futaissu |
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| One Direction | 一世代 | yí shì dài yi1 shi4 dai4 yi shi dai yishidai | i shih tai ishihtai |
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| Sandaiyu | 三代玉 | sān dài yù san1 dai4 yu4 san dai yu sandaiyu | san tai yü santaiyü |
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| Sandaiyu - Three Generation Soup | 三代湯 | sandaiyu | ||
| Adhemar | 阿代馬爾 阿代马尔 | ā dài mǎ ěr a1 dai4 ma3 er3 a dai ma er adaimaer | a tai ma erh ataimaerh |
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| Maldives | 馬爾代夫 马尔代夫 | mǎ ěr dài fū ma3 er3 dai4 fu1 ma er dai fu maerdaifu | ma erh tai fu maerhtaifu |
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| Maledetto | 馬萊代托 马莱代托 | mǎ lái dài tuō ma3 lai2 dai4 tuo1 ma lai dai tuo malaidaituo | ma lai tai t`o malaitaito ma lai tai to |
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| Mederic | 梅代里克 | méi dài lǐ kè mei2 dai4 li3 ke4 mei dai li ke meidailike | mei tai li k`o meitailiko mei tai li ko |
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| Zendaimimon | 曾代米蒙 | zēng dài mǐ méng zeng1 dai4 mi3 meng2 zeng dai mi meng zengdaimimeng | tseng tai mi meng tsengtaimimeng |
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| Adelaide | 阿代拉伊德 | ā dài lā yī dé a1 dai4 la1 yi1 de2 a dai la yi de adailayide | a tai la i te atailaite |
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| Alasdair | 阿拉斯代爾 阿拉斯代尔 | ā lā sī dài ěr a1 la1 si1 dai4 er3 a la si dai er alasidaier | a la ssu tai erh alassutaierh |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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