爱人

Mandarin

simpl.		爱人
trad.		愛人

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ai˥˩ʐɛn]

Noun

爱人 (simplified, Pinyin àiren, traditional 愛人)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) husband
2. (Beginning Mandarin) wife
3. (Taiwan) sweetheart

Usage notes

Traditionally, and outside the PRC, a lover. Introduced in the PRC with the meaning of spouse as a replacement for terms considered politically incorrect; a husband or wife.

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
• "爱人" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-05-29.

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Min Nan

simpl.		爱人
trad.		愛人

Pronunciation

• (Quanzhou, Taipei) IPA: [ai˥˧lin˧˥]
• (Xiamen, Zhangzhou:, Tainan) IPA: [ai˥˧ʑin˧˥]

Noun

爱人 (simplified, POJ ài-jîn, ài-lîn, traditional 愛人)

1. sweetheart

References

• "愛人" (in Taiwanese/English), On-line Taiwanese/Mandarin Dictionary (台文／華文線頂辭典). URL accessed on 2011-01-29.