偶像

Chinese

		idol	(look) like; similar (to); appearance (look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem
trad. (偶像)		偶	像
simp. #(偶像)		偶	像

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ǒuxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁵ zoeng⁶

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ngiéu-siong

  (Hailu, HRS): ngieu^ˊ siong^ˇ

• Eastern Min (BUC): ngēu-chiông
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ngó͘-siōng / gió-siǒng / ngó͘-chhiāng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngou² sion³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ngeu-zhian

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ǒuxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ǒusiàng
    • Wade–Giles: ou³-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: ǒu-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ooushianq
    • Palladius: оусян (ousjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngau⁵ zoeng⁶
    • Yale: ngáuh jeuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁵ dzoeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁵ zêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯¹³ t͡sœːŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiéu-siong
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngieu^ˋ xiong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngieu³ xiong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯eu̯³¹ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngieu^ˊ siong^ˇ
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋieu²⁴⁻³³ sioŋ¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ngēu-chiông
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɛu³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡sʰ-)ʒuɔŋ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘-siōng
    • Tâi-lô: ngóo-siōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngofsiong
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gió-siǒng
    • Tâi-lô: gió-siǒng
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘-chhiāng
    • Tâi-lô: ngóo-tshiāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngofchiang
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiaŋ²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngou² sion³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngóu siòⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩõ²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ngeu-zhian
    • MiniDict: ngeu^去 zhian
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ngeu-xxian
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋɤ²² ʑiã⁴⁴/

Noun

偶像

1. idol; statuette

   拜偶像  ―  bài ǒuxiàng  ―  to worship idols

2. (figurative) idol (admired person); icon

   穿8號球衣的那個運動員是我的偶像！ [MSC, trad.]
   穿8号球衣的那个运动员是我的偶像！ [MSC, simp.]

   Chuān bā hào qiúyī de nà ge yùndòngyuán shì wǒ de ǒuxiàng! [Pinyin]

   The athlete wearing no. 8 is my idol!

3. idol (popular performer, singer, etc)

Usage notes

In the past, this word has a negative connotation, but a neutral or sometimes even positive connotation is increasingly common as of late (i.e., amelioration).

Synonyms

• (statuette): 雕像 (diāoxiàng), 塑像 (sùxiàng)
• (idol, popular performer): 愛豆／爱豆 (àidòu), 愛抖露／爱抖露 (àidǒulù)

Derived terms

• 偶像劇 / 偶像剧 (ǒuxiàngjù)
• 偶像崇拜 (ǒuxiàng chóngbài)
• 偶像派 (ǒuxiàngpài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
偶	像
ぐう Grade: S	ぞう Grade: 5
kan'yōon	goon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ːzo̞ː]
• (Tokyo) ぐうぞー [gùúzóó] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

偶(ぐう)像(ぞう) • (gūzō) ^{←ぐうざう (guuzau)?}

1. idol, statue
2. cultural icon

Derived terms

• 偶像化(ぐうぞうか) (gūzōka): idolisation
• 偶像視(ぐうぞうし) (gūzōshi): idolisation
• 偶像崇拝(ぐうぞうすうはい) (gūzō sūhai): idolatry
• 偶像破壊(ぐうぞうはかい) (gūzō hakai): iconoclasm

See also

• アイドル (aidoru)

References

• “偶像”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
偶	像

Noun

偶像 • (usang) (hangeul 우상)

1. hanja form^? of 우상 (“idol”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
偶	像

Noun

偶像

1. chữ Hán form of ngẫu tượng (“idol”)