影像

Chinese

	picture; image; reflection picture; image; reflection; shadow	(look) like; similar (to); appearance (look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem
trad. (影像)	影	像
simp. ^#(影像)	影	像
alternative forms	影象

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐngxiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing² zoeng⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yáng-siong

(Hailu, HRS): rhang^ˊ siong^ˇ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): éng-siōng

(Teochew, Peng'im): ian² sion³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐngxiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐngsiàng
  - Wade–Giles: ying³-hsiang⁴
  - Yale: yǐng-syàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiingshianq
  - Palladius: инсян (insjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    影像
    影象
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jing² zoeng⁶
  - Yale: yíng jeuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing² dzoeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying² zêng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/
  - Homophones:
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    影像
    映像
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yáng-siong
  - Hakka Romanization System: iang^ˋ xiong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yang³ xiong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯aŋ³¹ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yáng-siong
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iang^ˋ xiong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yang³ xiong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯aŋ³¹ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: rhang^ˊ siong^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /ʒaŋ²⁴⁻³³ sioŋ¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: éng-siōng
  - Tâi-lô: íng-siōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: efngsiong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ian² sion³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iáⁿ siòⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

Noun

影像

portrait; painting
impression; image (in one's mind)
image (produced by machines); silhouette
(medicine) short for 影像學／影像学 (yǐngxiàngxué, “radiology”)

Synonyms

(impression): 意象 (yìxiàng), 印象 (yìnxiàng)
(image): 圖像／图像 (túxiàng)

Derived terms

全動態影像 / 全动态影像 (quán dòngtài yǐngxiàng)
動畫影像 / 动画影像
多媒體影像設計 / 多媒体影像设计
影像合成
影像圖書館 / 影像图书馆
影像學 / 影像学 (yǐngxiàngxué)
影像對講機 / 影像对讲机
影像捕捉卡
影像捕捉器
影像處理 / 影像处理
影像處理系統 / 影像处理系统
影像解壓縮卡 / 影像解压缩卡
影像資料庫 / 影像资料库
數位影像 / 数位影像
立體影像 / 立体影像
網路影像電話 / 网路影像电话
遙測影像 / 遥测影像
電視影像 / 电视影像

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
影	像
えい Grade: S	ぞう Grade: 5
on'yomi

/eizau/ → /eizɔː/ → /eizoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 影像 (ʔjæng^X zjang^X, literally “shadow, reflection + image, resemble”).

Uses the kan'on reading ei for the first character, and the goon reading zō for the second character. The combined reading is likely a later innovation in Japanese after initial borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) えーぞー [èézóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [e̞ːzo̞ː]

Noun

影(えい)像(ぞう) • (eizō) ^{←えいざう (eizau)^?}

a portrait (as of a person)
an image, a picture

Synonyms

(portrait): 肖像(しょうぞう) (shōzō), 絵姿(えすがた) (esugata), ポートレート (pōtorēto)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
影	像
よう Grade: S	ぞう Grade: 5
on'yomi

/yauzau/ → /yɔːzɔː/ → /yoːzoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 影像 (ʔjæng^X zjang^X, literally “shadow, reflection + image, resemble”).

The goon reading for both characters, so likely close to the reading as initially borrowed.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) えーぞー [èézóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [e̞ːzo̞ː]

Noun

影(よう)像(ぞう) • (yōzō) ^{←やうざう (yauzau)^?}

(obsolete) a portrait (as of a person)
(obsolete) an image, a picture

Usage notes

The yōzō reading appears to be obsolete in modern Japanese.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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