親愛

See also: 亲爱

Chinese

		dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (親愛)		親	愛
simp. (亲爱)		亲	爱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): qīn'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣ ㄞˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щинэ (xine, II-III)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): can¹ oi³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhîn-oi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhin-ài

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cing¹ ain³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīn'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cin-ài
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin¹-ai⁴
    • Yale: chīn-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinay
    • Palladius: циньай (cinʹaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щинэ (xine, II-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ ɛ⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: can¹ oi³
    • Yale: chān oi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsan¹ oi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cen¹ oi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ ɔːi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîn-oi
    • Hakka Romanization System: qin´ oi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qin¹ oi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin²⁴⁻¹¹ oi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhin-ài
    • Tâi-lô: tshin-ài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chin'aix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² ai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰin³³ ai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² ai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ ai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ ai²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cing¹ ain³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshing àiⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiŋ³³⁻²³ ãĩ²¹³/

Adjective

親愛

1. beloved; cherished; dear (as used to address someone at the beginning of a letter)

   親愛的小孩／亲爱的小孩  ―  qīn'ài de xiǎohái  ―  beloved child

   親愛的史密斯先生 [MSC, trad.]
   亲爱的史密斯先生 [MSC, simp.]

   qīn'ài de Shǐmìsī xiānshēng [Pinyin]

   Dear Mr. Smith

   永別了，我親愛的朋友們！ [MSC, trad.]
   永别了，我亲爱的朋友们！ [MSC, simp.]

   Yǒngbié le, wǒ qīn'ài de péngyǒumen! [Pinyin]

   Goodbye, my dear friends!

Synonyms

• 心愛／心爱 (xīn'ài)
• 敬愛／敬爱 (jìng'ài)

 

Derived terms

• 親愛的／亲爱的 (qīn'ài de)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
親	愛
しん Grade: 2	あい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しんあい [shìń'áí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩɰ̃a̠i]

Noun

親(しん)愛(あい) • (shin'ai) 

1. deep affection

Usage notes

• May be used in the form 親愛なる to mean dear….

  親愛(しんあい)なる旧友(きゅうゆう)

  shin'ai naru kyūyū

  dear old friend

Korean

Hanja in this term
親	愛

Noun

親愛 • (chinae) (hangeul 친애)

1. Hanja form^? of 친애 (“deep affection”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
親	愛

Adjective

親愛

1. chữ Hán form of thân ái (“affectionate; dear”).