대상자
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 對象 (“target; object; subject; partner”) + 者 (“person”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)sʰa̠ŋd͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)sʰa̠ŋd͡ʑa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)상자/데(ː)상자]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | daesangja |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | daesangja |
| McCune–Reischauer? | taesangja |
| Yale Romanization? | tāysangca |
Noun
대상자 • (daesangja) (hanja 對象者)
- subject, recipient, candidate
- 연구 대상자 ― yeon'gu daesangja ― research subjects
- (Yanbian) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
- Synonym: (standard South Korean) 애인(愛人) (aein)
- 2009 May 21, 김점순 [gimjeomsun, Kim Jeom-sun], “백 [baek]”, in Yeonbyeon Ilbo, archived from the original on 3 September 2021:
- 그때 아직 련애도 하지 못한 나의 대상자에 대한 표준이 바로 "소호대" 그룹속에 속한 가수를 닮은 총각이여야 한다는 것이였다.
- Geuttae ajik ryeonae-do haji mothan na-ui daesangja-e daehan pyojun-i baro sohodae geurup-sog-e sokhan gasu-reul dalmeun chonggag-i-yeoya handa-neun geos-iyeotda.
- At that time, my standard for boyfriends—though I had not even had my first date back then—was that he should be a young fellow who looked like those singers in the Xiao Hu Dui band.
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