Chinese edit

 
to manage; to heed; to put in order
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
 
to think; to believe; to suppose
to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss
simp. and trad.
(理想)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

理想

  1. ideal; dream
    理想奮鬥理想奋斗  ―  wèi lǐxiǎng ér fèndòu  ―  to fight for one's dreams
    共同理想  ―  gòngtóng lǐxiǎng  ―  common ideals
    青春理想  ―  qīngchūn de lǐxiǎng  ―  the ideals of youth
    抱持遠大理想 [MSC, trad.]
    抱持远大理想 [MSC, simp.]
    bàochí zhe yuǎndà de lǐxiǎng [Pinyin]
    to hold lofty ideals
  2. (literary) theory
  3. (mathematics) ideal

Synonyms edit

  • (dream):
  • (theory):

Adjective edit

理想

  1. ideal
    理想社會理想社会  ―  lǐxiǎng shèhuì  ―  ideal society

Derived terms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
そう
Grade: 3
on’yomi goon

Etymology edit

May be a coinage in Japanese from Chinese-based roots as a compound of (ri, reason, principle) +‎ (, thought, thinking).

First cited in Japanese to the 1877 translation of John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism, 利学 (Rigaku) by 西周 (Nishi Amane).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(そう) (risōりさう (risau)?

  1. an ideal

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ 理想”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

理想 (isang) (hangeul 이상)

  1. Hanja form? of 이상 (ideal).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun edit

理想

  1. chữ Hán form of lí tưởng (ideal).