對偶

Chinese

		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	accidental; image; pair accidental; image; pair; mate
trad. (對偶)		對	偶
simp. (对偶)		对	偶

Etymology

The mathematical sense is a phono-semantic matching of English dual.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): duì'ǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ ngau⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: duì'ǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueyoou
  - Tongyong Pinyin: duèi'ǒu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tweɪ̯⁵¹ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: deoi³ ngau⁵
  - Yale: deui ngáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ ngau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ ngeo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ ŋɐu̯¹³/

Noun

對偶

(rhetoric) antithesis
(mathematics) dual

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