# 相對
## Chinese
### Etymology

Attestable in ancient pre-Qin texts. In the sense of "relativity", borrowed from Japanese 相對(そうたい) (sōtai).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiāngduì
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng$^1$ deoi$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siông-tui
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): siong-tùi / siang-tùi / saⁿ-tùi / sio-tùi
    (Teochew, Peng'im): siang$^1$ dui$^3$ / siê$^1$ dui$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngduì
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siangduèi
*** Wade–Giles: hsiang$^1$-tui$^4$
*** Yale: syāng-dwèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangduey
*** Palladius: сяндуй (sjanduj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: soeng$^1$ deoi$^3$
*** Yale: sēung deui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soeng$^1$ doey$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sêng$^1$ dêu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɵy̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siông-tui
*** Hakka Romanization System: xiong$^ˊ$ dui
*** Hagfa Pinyim: xiong$^1$ dui$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tu̯i⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siong-tùi
*** Tâi-lô: siong-tuì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siongduix
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ³³ tui⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tui²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siang-tùi
*** Tâi-lô: siang-tuì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siangduix
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tui²¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: saⁿ-tùi
*** Tâi-lô: sann-tuì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sva'duix
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sio-tùi
*** Tâi-lô: sio-tuì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sioi'duix
*** IPA (Taipei): /sio⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: siang$^1$ dui$^3$ / siê$^1$ dui$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siang tùi / sie tùi
*** Sinological IPA : /siaŋ³³⁻²³ tui²¹³/, /sie³³⁻²³ tui²¹³/

### Verb

相對
* to square off; to face off; to face each other
* to resist; to oppose

#### Synonyms

* (to square off): 面對面／面对面 (miànduìmiàn)

### Adjective

相對
* (attributive) relative (as opposed to absolute)

#### Antonyms

* 絕對／绝对 (juéduì)

### Adverb

相對
* comparatively; relatively; fairly; quite

#### Synonyms

* 比較 / 比较
* 較為 / 较为

### Noun

相對
* relativity

### Derived terms

* 廣義相對論 / 广义相对论 (guǎngyì xiāngduìlùn)
* 相對主義 / 相对主义 (xiāngduì zhǔyì)
* 相對人 / 相对人
* 相對原子質量 / 相对原子质量 (xiāngduì yuánzǐ zhìliàng)
* 相對同時 / 相对同时
* 相對權 / 相对权
* 相對濕度 / 相对湿度 (xiāngduì shīdù)
* 相對真理 / 相对真理 (xiāngduì zhēnlǐ)
* 相對論 / 相对论 (xiāngduìlùn)
* 相對論角動量 / 相对论角动量
* 相對高度 / 相对高度
* 針鋒相對 / 针锋相对 (zhēnfēngxiāngduì)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 相対(そうたい) (sōtai)
* → Korean: 상대(相對) (sangdae)
* → Vietnamese: tương đối (相對)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 相 | 對 |
| あい Grade: 3 | たい Hyōgai |
| yutōyomi ||
Kanji in this term :
| 相 | 對 |
| そう Grade: 3 | たい Hyōgai |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 相對 – see the following entry. :
| 【相対あいたい】 | [adjective] confrontation, head-to-head [verb] to confront, face |
| 【相対そうたい】 | [noun] relativity [verb] to be relative |
(This term, 相對, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 相 | 對 |

### Noun

相對 • (sangdae) (hangeul 상대)
* hanja form of 상대 (“facing or confronting”)
* hanja form of 상대 (“partner or interlocutor”)
* hanja form of 상대 (“opponent or adversary”)

#### Derived terms

* 상대국 (相對國, sangdaeguk)
* 상대론 (相對論, sangdaeron)
* 상대방 (相對方, sangdaebang)
* 상대성 (相對性, sangdaeseong)
* 상대어 (相對語, sangdaeeo)
* 상대자 (相對者, sangdaeja)
* 상대적 (相對的, sangdaejeok)
* 상대주의 (相對主義, sangdaejuui)
* 상대편 (相對便, sangdaepyeon)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 相 | 對 |

### Adjective

相對
* chữ Hán form of tương đối (“relative”).

### Adverb

相對
* chữ Hán form of tương đối (“relatively”).