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

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• 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 edit 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)

1. target; object (Classifier: 個／个 m)
2. 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

3. 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

4. (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) 

1. 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)

1. Hanja form^? of 대상.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
對	象

Noun

對象

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