愛人
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 愛 | 人 |
Etymology [edit]
Borrowed from Mandarin in the late 1800s as a translation of English terms sweetheart or lover. Compare modern Mandarin 愛人 (àiren).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
愛人 (hiragana あいじん, romaji aijin)
- a lover, a mistress
- Implies an extramarital relationship. Most often used by a man in reference to a woman.
- (archaic) a sweetheart, a loved one
Related terms [edit]
- 恋人 (こいびと, koibito): a boyfriend, a girlfriend
References [edit]
- Yoshida, Masatoshi et.al. Kodansha's Romanized Japanese-English Dictionary. Tokyo: Kodansha International (JPN), 1993. ISBN 4770016034.
Mandarin [edit]
| simpl. | 爱人 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 愛人 | |
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
愛人 (traditional, Pinyin àiren, simplified 爱人)
- (Beginning Mandarin) husband
- (Beginning Mandarin) wife
- (Taiwan) sweetheart
Usage notes [edit]
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.
References [edit]
- 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
- 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, 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.
Min Nan [edit]
| simpl. | 爱人 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 愛人 | |
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
愛人 (traditional, POJ ài-jîn, ài-lîn, simplified 爱人)
References [edit]
- "愛人" (in Taiwanese/English), On-line Taiwanese/Mandarin Dictionary (台文/華文線頂辭典). URL accessed on 2011-01-29.
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