# 對象
## Chinese
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): duìxiàng
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi$^3$ zoeng$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tui-siong
* Jin (Wiktionary): dui$^3$ xion$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tùi-siōng / tùi-siǒng / tùi-chhiāng / tùi-siòng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dui$^3$ siang$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: duìxiàng
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: duèisiàng
*** Wade–Giles: tui$^4$-hsiang$^4$
*** Yale: dwèi-syàng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueyshianq
*** Palladius: дуйсян (dujsjan)
*** Sinological IPA : /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: duìxiàngr
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: duèisiàngr
*** Wade–Giles: tui$^4$-hsiang$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: dwèi-syàngr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueyshianql
*** Palladius: дуйсянр (dujsjanr)
*** Sinological IPA : /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑ̃ɻ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: deoi$^3$ zoeng$^6$
*** Yale: deui jeuhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: doey$^3$ dzoeng$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dêu$^3$ zêng$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɵy̯³³ t͡sœːŋ²²/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$對仗／对仗 對象／对象
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tui-siong
*** Hakka Romanization System: dui xiong
*** Hagfa Pinyim: dui$^4$ xiong$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /tu̯i⁵⁵ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: dui$^3$ xion$^3$
*** 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: dui$^3$ siang$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tùi siăng
*** Sinological IPA : /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

* → 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 Hyōgai | 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”).