愛人
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See also: 爱人
Chinese[edit]
to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like |
man; person; people | ||
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trad. (愛人) | 愛 | 人 | |
simp. (爱人) | 爱 | 人 |
Etymology[edit]
Various senses attestable in Classical and Literary Chinese. The senses "spouse" and "lover" are from Japanese 愛人[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
愛人
- (Mainland China) spouse; husband or wife
- sweetheart; lover
- (literary) lovable person
Usage notes[edit]
In mainland China, 情人 (qíngrén, “lover”) usually refers to a partner in an extramarital relationship except in 情人節/情人节 (Qíngrénjié, “Valentine's Day”). For a person who loves, 愛人/爱人 (àirén, “lover”) is popular among elder people, while 戀人/恋人 (liànrén, “lover”) is popular among young people.
Adjective[edit]
愛人
Verb[edit]
愛人
References[edit]
- ^ 舒 志田, 日中同形異義漢字語の研究 : 「愛人」の意味変化をめぐって, in 文獻探究. 37, pp.1-14, 1999-03-31
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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愛 | 人 |
あい Grade: 4 |
じん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi | kan’on |
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese 愛人 (MC 'ojH nyin).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
- Sense 1 implies an extramarital relationship. Most often used by a man in reference to a woman.
See also[edit]
- 恋人 (koibito): a boyfriend, a girlfriend
References[edit]
- Yoshida, Masatoshi et.al. Kodansha's Romanized Japanese-English Dictionary. Tokyo: Kodansha International (JPN), 1993. →ISBN.
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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愛 | 人 |
Noun[edit]
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