相對そうたい

See also: 相あい对 and 相対そうたい

Chinese

		each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right
trad. (相對そうたい)		相そう	對たい
simp. (相あい对)		相そう	对

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāngduì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤㄉㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ deoi³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siông-tui
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): siong-tùi / siang-tùi / saⁿ-tùi / sio-tùi

(Teochew, Peng'im): siang¹ dui³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngduì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄉㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siangduèi
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-tui⁴
  - Yale: syāng-dwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangduey
  - Palladius: сяндуй (sjanduj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng¹ deoi³
  - Yale: sēung deui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ doey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ dêu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɵy̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siông-tui
  - Hakka Romanization System: xiong´ dui
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xiong¹ dui⁴
  - 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/

Note: saⁿ-tùi/sio-tùi - "facing each other".

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: siang¹ dui³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siang tùi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ³³⁻²³ tui²¹³/

Verb

相對そうたい

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

Synonyms

(to square off): 面めん對面たいめん／面めん对面 (miànduìmiàn)

Adjective

相對そうたい

(attributive) relative (as opposed to absolute)

Antonyms

絕對ぜったい／绝对 (juéduì)

Adverb

相對そうたい

comparatively; relatively; fairly; quite

Synonyms

比較ひかく／比ひ较
較為／较为

Noun

相對そうたい

relativity

Derived terms

廣義こうぎ相對そうたい論ろん／广义相しょう对论 (guǎngyì xiāngduìlùn)
相對そうたい主義しゅぎ／相あい对主义 (xiāngduì zhǔyì)
相對そうたい人じん／相あい对人
相對そうたい原子げんし質量しつりょう／相あい对原子げんし质量 (xiāngduì yuánzǐ zhìliàng)
相對そうたい同時どうじ／相あい对同时
相對そうたい權けん／相あい对权
相對そうたい濕度しつど／相あい对湿度しつど (xiāngduì shīdù)
相對そうたい真理しんり／相あい对真理しんり (xiāngduì zhēnlǐ)
相對そうたい論ろん／相あい对论 (xiāngduìlùn)
相對そうたい論ろん角かく動どう量りょう／相あい对论角かく动量
相對そうたい高度こうど／相あい对高度ど
針はり鋒ほこさき相對そうたい／针锋相しょう对 (zhēnfēngxiāngduì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (相對そうたい):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
相そう	對たい
あい Grade: 3	たい Hyōgaiji
yutōyomi

Kanji in this term
相そう	對たい
そう Grade: 3	たい Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 相對そうたい – see the following entry.

【相対そうたいあいたい】	[adjective] confrontation, head-to-head [verb] to confront, face
【相対そうたいそうたい】	[noun] relativity [verb] to be relative

(This term, 相對そうたい, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
相そう	對たい

Noun

相對そうたい • (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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
相そう	對たい

Adjective

相對そうたい

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

Adverb

相對そうたい

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