# 偶像
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ǒuxiàng
    (Zhuyin): ㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau$^5$ zoeng$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngiéu-siong
* Eastern Min (BUC): ngēu-chiông
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ngó͘-siōng / gió-siǒng / ngó͘-chhiāng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ngou$^2$ sion$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$ngeu-zhian
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ǒuxiàng
*** Zhuyin: ㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ǒusiàng
*** Wade–Giles: ou$^3$-hsiang$^4$
*** Yale: ǒu-syàng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ooushianq
*** Palladius: оусян (ousjan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngau$^5$ zoeng$^6$
*** Yale: ngáuh jeuhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngau$^5$ dzoeng$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngeo$^5$ zêng$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɐu̯¹³ t͡sœːŋ²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiéu-siong
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngieu$^ˋ$ xiong
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngieu$^3$ xiong$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯eu̯³¹ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ngēu-chiông
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɛu³³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(t͡sʰ-)}$ʒuɔŋ²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘-siōng
*** Tâi-lô: ngóo-siōng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ngofsiong
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gió-siǒng
*** Tâi-lô: gió-siǒng
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ²²/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘-chhiāng
*** Tâi-lô: ngóo-tshiāng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ngofchiang
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiaŋ²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ngou$^2$ sion$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngóu siòⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩõ²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ngeu-zhian
*** MiniDict: ngeu$^去$ zhian
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$ngeu-xxian
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋɤ²² ʑiã⁴⁴/

### Noun

偶像
* idol; statuette
* (figurative) idol (admired person); icon
* idol (popular performer, singer, etc)

#### Usage notes

In the old days, the word is usually referred to derogatorily. Yet a neutral or sometimes even positive connotation has been achieved 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

* (Tokyo) ぐうぞー [gùúzóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɡɯ̟ːzo̞ː]

### Noun

偶(ぐう)像(ぞう) • (gūzō)
* idol, statue
* 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

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 偶 | 像 |

### Noun

偶像 • (usang) (hangeul 우상)
* hanja form of 우상 (“idol”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 偶 | 像 |

### Noun

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