對象

See also: 对象 and 対象

Chinese

		couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right	shape; form; appearance shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths)
trad. (對象)		對	象
simp. (对象)		对	象

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): duìxiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ zoeng⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tui-siong
Jin (Wiktionary): dui³ xion³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tùi-siōng / tùi-siǒng / tùi-chhiāng / tùi-siòng

(Teochew, Peng'im): dui³ siang⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: duìxiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: duèisiàng
  - Wade–Giles: tui⁴-hsiang⁴
  - Yale: dwèi-syàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueyshianq
  - Palladius: дуйсян (dujsjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: duìxiàngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: duèisiàngr
  - Wade–Giles: tui⁴-hsiang⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: dwèi-syàngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueyshianql
  - Palladius: дуйсянр (dujsjanr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑ̃ɻ⁵¹/

Note: Erhua-ed pronunciation - chiefly the “partner” sense.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: deoi³ zoeng⁶
  - Yale: deui jeuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ dzoeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ zêng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ t͡sœːŋ²²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    對仗／对仗
    對象／对象
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tui-siong
  - Hakka Romanization System: dui xiong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dui⁴ xiong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /tu̯i⁵⁵ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: dui³ xion³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /tuei⁴⁵ ɕiɒ̃⁴⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tùi-siōng
  - Tâi-lô: tuì-siōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: duiesiong
  - IPA (Taipei): /tui¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tui²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tui²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tùi-siǒng
  - Tâi-lô: tuì-siǒng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tùi-chhiāng
  - Tâi-lô: tuì-tshiāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: duiechiang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiaŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tùi-siòng
  - Tâi-lô: tuì-siòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: duiesioxng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tui²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tui¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ¹¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dui³ siang⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tùi siăng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siaŋ³⁵/

Noun

對象 (countable)

target; object (Classifier: 個／个 m)
subject (for research, testing, etc.); candidate (for training) (Classifier: 個／个 m)
研究對象／研究对象 ― yánjiū duìxiàng ― research subject

培養對象／培养对象 ― péiyǎng duìxiàng ― candidate for training
partner; boyfriend or girlfriend; significant other; other half (Classifier: 個／个 m)
找對象／找对象 ― zhǎo duìxiàng ― to look for a partner

處對象／处对象 ― chǔ duìxiàng ― to date
(Mainland China, object-oriented programming) object (Classifier: 個／个 m)

Synonyms

(target): 目標／目标 (mùbiāo)
(partner):

上好 (Min Nan)
伴侶／伴侣 (bànlǚ)
匹偶 (pǐ'ǒu) (literary)
好的 (Philippine Hokkien)
妃耦 (pèi'ǒu) (literary)
對頭／对头
搭頭的／搭头的 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
相好 (Hokkien)
配偶 (pèi'ǒu) (formal)

(computing): (Taiwan) 物件 (wùjiàn)

Derived terms

勞動對象／劳动对象 (láodòng duìxiàng)
對象化／对象化 (duìxiànghuà)
搞對象／搞对象 (gǎo duìxiàng)
自由對象／自由对象

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (對象):

→ Japanese: 対象(たいしょう) (taishō)
→ Korean: 대상(對象) (daesang)
→ Vietnamese: đối tượng (對象)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
對	象
たい Hyōgaiji	しょう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

對(たい)象(しょう) • (taishō)

Kyūjitai form of 対象: object, target (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
對	象

Noun

對象 • (daesang) (hangeul 대상)

Hanja form^? of 대상.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
對	象

Noun

對象

chữ Hán form of đối tượng (“object, target”).