愛女

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	female; woman; daughter
trad. (愛女)		愛	女
simp. (爱女)		爱	女

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àinǚ

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄋㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ neoi⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àinǚ
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄋㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àinyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-nü³
    • Yale: ài-nyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayneu
    • Palladius: айнюй (ajnjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi³ neoi⁵
    • Yale: oi néuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ noey⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ nêu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ nɵy̯¹³/

Noun

愛女

1. beloved daughter; favorite daughter

Synonyms

• 嬌女／娇女 (jiāonǚ)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
愛	女
Grade: 4	Grade: 1
irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 愛女 – see the following entry.

【アイナメ】 [noun] fat greenling, Hexagrammos otakii Alternative spellings 鮎並, 鮎魚女, 愛魚女

(This term, 愛女, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
愛	女
あい Grade: 4	じょ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Compare Chinese 愛女／爱女 (àinǚ), above.

Noun

愛(あい)女(じょ) • (aijo) 

1. (uncommon, archaic) beloved daughter

   Synonyms: 愛嬢 (aijō), 愛娘 (manamusume)

   Antonym: 愛息 (aisoku)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
愛	女

Noun

愛女 • (ái nữ)

1. chữ Hán form of ái nữ (“only daughter”).