偶像

Chinese
 
accidental; image; pair
accidental; image; pair; mate
 
(look) like; similar (to); appearance
(look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem
trad. (偶像) 偶 像
simp. #(偶像) 偶 像

Pronunciation

Noun

偶像

  1. idol; statuette
  2. (figurative) idol (admired person); icon
  3. 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

Derived terms

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])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝːzo̞ː]

Noun

偶(ぐう)像(ぞう) • (gūzō) ←ぐうざう (guuzau)?

  1. idol, statue
  2. cultural icon

Derived terms
Derived terms

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
偶像

Noun

偶像 • (usang) (hangeul 우상)

  1. Hanja form? of 우상 (“idol”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
偶像

Noun

偶像

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