相對

See also: 相对 and 相対

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)		相	對
simp. (相对)		相	对

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāngduì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄉㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangduey
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng¹ deoi³
  - Yale: sēung deui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ doey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ dêu³
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɵy̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siông-tui
  - Hakka Romanization System: xiong´ dui
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xiong¹ dui⁴
  - IPA: /ɕi̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tu̯i⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siong-tùi
  - Tâi-lô: siong-tuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siongduix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ³³ tui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siang-tùi
  - Tâi-lô: siang-tuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siangduix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² 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 (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕio⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/

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

Verb

相對

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

Adjective

相對

(attributive) relative (as opposed to absolute)

Antonyms

絕對／绝对 (juéduì)

Adverb

相對

relatively

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
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 (zhēnfēngxiàngduì)

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