- 李 nounplum(bound form) plum; specifically refers to the tree or the fruit 李子
- 代 prepositionverbto substituteto take the place of; to act on behalf of another; to replace
- 桃 nounpeachThe peach tree (Prunus persica) or its edible fruit
- dead(bound form) dead; used in the expression 李代桃僵 meaning one person takes the fall for another