# 絕對
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): juéduì
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zyut$^6$ deoi$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhie̍t-tui
    (Meixian, Guangdong): qiêd$^6$ dui$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ciŏk-dó̤i
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): choa̍t-tùi
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zoh$^8$ dui$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$zhiq-te
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: juéduì
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jyuéduèi
*** Wade–Giles: chüeh$^2$-tui$^4$
*** Yale: jywé-dwèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyueduey
*** Palladius: цзюэдуй (czjueduj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zyut$^6$ deoi$^3$
*** Yale: jyuht deui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzyt$^9$ doey$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jud$^6$ dêu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡syːt̚² tɵy̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhie̍t-tui
*** Hakka Romanization System: qied dui
*** Hagfa Pinyim: qiad$^6$ dui$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯et̚⁵ tu̯i⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: qiêd$^6$ dui$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiɛt̚⁵ tuɪ⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ciŏk-dó̤i
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ tɔy²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choa̍t-tùi
*** Tâi-lô: tsua̍t-tuì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zoadduix
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suat̚²⁴⁻² tui⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tui²¹/
*** IPA (Singapore): /t͡suat̚⁴³⁻²¹ tui²¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suat̚⁴⁻³² tui²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zoh$^8$ dui$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tso̍h tùi
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡soʔ⁴⁻² tui²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$zhiq-te
*** MiniDict: zhih$^入$ te
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$xxiq-te
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑiɪʔ¹¹ te²³/

### Adjective

絕對
* (attributive) absolute (as opposed to relative); total; unconditional

#### Antonyms

* 相對／相对 (xiāngduì)

### Adverb

絕對
* absolutely; totally; unconditionally; definitely
       Tā de jìshù shuǐpíng juéduì bù zài zhuānjiā zhīxià. [Pinyin]
       His technical skill is definitely not inferior to that of a specialist.
       Wǒmen chéngnuò bǎozhèng nín de xìnxī juéduì bǎomì. [Pinyin]
       We promise to keep your information absolutely confidential.

#### Synonyms

* 絕／绝 (jué)
* 千萬／千万 (qiānwàn)
* 萬萬／万万 (wànwàn)
* (Cantonese) 千祈 (cin1 kei4)
* (Zhangzhou Hokkien) 千千 (sian-sian)

### Derived terms

* 絕對主義 / 绝对主义 (juéduìzhǔyì)
* 絕對值 / 绝对值 (juéduìzhí)
* 絕對分詞子句 / 绝对分词子句 (juéduì fēncí zǐjù)
* 絕對化 / 绝对化
* 絕對星等 / 绝对星等 (juéduì xīngděng)
* 絕對格 / 绝对格
* 絕對溫標 / 绝对温标
* 絕對濕度 / 绝对湿度
* 絕對真理 / 绝对真理 (juéduì zhēnlǐ)
* 絕對零度 / 绝对零度 (juéduì língdù)
* 絕對音感 / 绝对音感 (juéduìyīngǎn)
* 絕對領域 / 绝对领域 (juéduì lǐngyù)
* 絕對高度 / 绝对高度

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 絶対(ぜったい) (zettai)
* → Korean: 절대(絶對) (jeoldae)
* → Vietnamese: tuyệt đối (絕對)

### References

* “絕對”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 絕 | 對 |
| ぜつ > ぜっ Hyōgai | たい Hyōgai |
| goon ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 絕對 – see the following entry. :
| 【絶対ぜったい】 | [adjective] absolute, limitless [adjective] certain, definite [adverb] absolutely, definitely, certainly [noun] absoluteness, an absolute, unlimitedness Alternative spelling 絶待 |
(This term, 絕對, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 絕 | 對 |

### Adverb

絕對 • (jeoldae) (hangeul 절대)
* hanja form of 절대 (“absolutely”)

#### Derived terms

* 절대다수 (絶對多數, jeoldaedasu)
* 절대량 (絶對量, jeoldaeryang)
* 절대론 (絶對論, jeoldaeron)
* 절대성 (絶對性, jeoldaeseong)
* 절대왕정 (絶對王政, jeoldaewangjeong)
* 절대자 (絶對者, jeoldaeja)
* 절대적 (絶對的, jeoldaejeok)
* 절대치 (絶對値, jeoldaechi)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 絕 | 對 |

### Adjective

絕對
* chữ Hán form of tuyệt đối (“absolute”).