親愛的

See also: 亲爱的

Chinese

		beloved; cherished; dear	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
trad. (親愛的)		親愛	的
simp. (亲爱的)		亲爱	的

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīn'ài de

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣ ㄞˋ ˙ㄉㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): can¹ oi³ dik¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīn'ài de
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣ ㄞˋ ˙ㄉㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cin-ài de̊
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin¹-ai⁴ tê⁵
    • Yale: chīn-ài de
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinay .de
    • Palladius: циньай дэ (cinʹaj dɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ d̥ə¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: can¹ oi³ dik¹
    • Yale: chān oi dīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsan¹ oi³ dik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: cen¹ oi³ dig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ ɔːi̯³³ tɪk̚⁵/

Noun

親愛的

1. darling; dear

Synonyms

• 可愛／可爱 (kě'ài) (colloquial)
• 圞心／𪢮心 (lonn² sin¹) (Xiang)
• 圞心蒂子／𪢮心蒂子 (lonn² sin¹ di⁴ zr) (Xiang)
• 寶寶／宝宝
• 寶貝／宝贝 (bǎobèi)
• 小心肝 (xiǎoxīngān) (figurative)
• 心肝 (xīngān) (figurative)
• 心肝寶貝／心肝宝贝 (xīngān bǎobèi)
• 甜心 (tiánxīn)