偶像

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Chinese

idol
(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).

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
偶 像
ぐう
Grade: S 		ぞう
Grade: 5
kan'yōon goon

Pronunciation

Noun

偶(ぐう)像(ぞう) • (gūzō) ←ぐうざう (guuzau)?

  1. idol, statue
  2. cultural icon

Derived terms

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See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →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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