真愛

See also: 真爱

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (真愛/眞愛)		真/眞	愛
simp. (真爱)		真	爱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēn'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ oi³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chin-ài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēn'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhen-ài
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-ai⁴
    • Yale: jēn-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenay
    • Palladius: чжэньай (čžɛnʹaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zan¹ oi³
    • Yale: jān oi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ oi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ oi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ ɔːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-ài
    • Tâi-lô: tsin-ài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cin'aix
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ ai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ ai¹¹/

Noun

真愛

1. true love (form of affection; individual or thing)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (真愛):

• → Vietnamese: chân ái (真愛)