愛人
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[edit] Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||||||
| 愛 | 人 | ||||||
[edit] Etymology
From 愛 (あい, ai, "love") + 人 (じん, jin, "person").
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /aiʤiɴ/
[edit] Noun
愛人 (hiragana あいじん, romaji aijin)
[edit] Related terms
- 恋人 (こいびと, koibito): a boyfriend, a girlfriend
[edit] Mandarin
| 爱人 | |
| 愛人 |
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
愛人 (traditional, Pinyin àiren, simplified 爱人)
- (Beginning Mandarin) husband
- (Beginning Mandarin) wife
- (Taiwan) sweetheart
[edit] Usage notes
Traditionally, and outside the PRC, a lover. Introduced in the PRC with the meaning of spouse as a replacement for terms considered politically incorrect; a husband or wife.
[edit] References
- Wu, Jingrong (ed.) (1985). The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English). Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press. ISBN 0471867969.
- Shao, Jingmin (ed.) (2000). HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English). Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers. ISBN 7561720785.
- "愛人 (in Mandarin/English)." Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-05-29.
[edit] Min Nan
| 爱人 | |
| 愛人 |
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
愛人 (traditional, POJ ài-jîn, ài-lîn, simplified 爱人)
[edit] References
- "愛人 (in Min Nan/Mandarin)." On-line Min Nan/Mandarin Dictionary. URL accessed on 2008-04-18.