爱人

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Contents 1 Mandarin 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.3 Usage notes 1.4 References 2 Min Nan 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 References

[edit] Mandarin

simplified	爱人
traditional	愛人

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ai˥˩ʐɛn]

[edit] Noun

爱人 (simplified, Pinyin àiren, traditional 愛人)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) husband
2. (Beginning Mandarin) wife
3. (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.
• "爱人 (in Mandarin/English)." Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-05-29.

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[edit] Min Nan

simplified	爱人
traditional	愛人

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Quanzhou, Taipei) IPA: [ai˥˧lin˧˥]
• (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tainan) IPA: [ai˥˧ʑin˧˥]

[edit] Noun

爱人 (simplified, POJ ài-jîn, ài-lîn, traditional 愛人)

1. a spouse; a husband or wife

[edit] References

• "爱人 (in Min Nan/Mandarin)." On-line Min Nan/Mandarin Dictionary. URL accessed on 2008-04-18.