想像

Chinese

		to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss	(look) like; similar (to); appearance (look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem
trad. (想像)		想	像
simp. #(想像)		想	像
alternative forms		想象

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎngxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng² zoeng⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sióng-siong
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sióng-siǒng / sióng-siōng / siáng-chhiāng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngsiàng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang³-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: syǎng-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheangshianq
    • Palladius: сянсян (sjansjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 想像 想象

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: soeng² zoeng⁶
    • Yale: séung jeuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng² dzoeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng² zêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 想像 想象

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sióng-siong
    • Hakka Romanization System: xiong^ˋ xiong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xiong³ xiong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ³¹ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sióng-siǒng
    • Tâi-lô: sióng-siǒng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sióng-siōng
    • Tâi-lô: sióng-siōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siofngsiong
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siáng-chhiāng
    • Tâi-lô: siáng-tshiāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siafngchiang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiaŋ²²/

Verb

想像

1. alternative form of 想象 (xiǎngxiàng, “to imagine; to picture; to envision”)

Usage notes

In Mainland China, the form 想象 (xiǎngxiàng) is prescribed and 想像 is proscribed. In Taiwan and Hong Kong, 想像 is preferred.

Derived terms

• 想像力 (xiǎngxiànglì)
• 難以想像 / 难以想像