愛惜

See also: 爱惜

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge
trad. (愛惜)		愛	惜
simp. (爱惜)		爱	惜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àixī, àixí

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄒㄧ, ㄞˋ ㄒㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ sik¹ / oi³ sek³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): oi-siak
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ài-sioh

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ain³ sioh⁴

• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ngai⁴ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àixī
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àisi
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-hsi¹
    • Yale: ài-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayshi
    • Palladius: айси (ajsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 愛惜／爱惜 愛西／爱西

      
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àixí
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àisí
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-hsi²
    • Yale: ài-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayshyi
    • Palladius: айси (ajsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: oi³ sik¹ / oi³ sek³
    • Yale: oi sīk / oi sek
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ sik⁷ / oi³ sek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ xig¹ / oi³ ség³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ sɪk̚⁵/, /ɔːi̯³³ sɛːk̚³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 愛惜／爱惜 愛錫／爱锡

Note:

• oi3 sik1 - literary;
• oi3 sek3 - vernacular.

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: oi-siak
    • Hakka Romanization System: oi xiag`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: oi⁴ xiag⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /oi̯⁵⁵ si̯ak̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-sioh
    • Tâi-lô: ài-sioh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: aesioiq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ai²¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sioʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ai²¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ai¹¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai²¹⁻⁴¹ siɤʔ³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ain³ sioh⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: àiⁿ sioh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ãĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sioʔ²/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: ngai⁴ si⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ŋai̯⁴⁵ si²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ŋai̯⁴⁵ ɕi²⁴/

Verb

愛惜

1. to cherish; to treasure

   愛惜時間／爱惜时间  ―  àixī shíjiān  ―  to treasure time

   這畢竟不是他的東西，他當然不會愛惜了。 [MSC, trad.]
   这毕竟不是他的东西，他当然不会爱惜了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè bìjìng bùshì tā de dōngxi, tā dāngrán bùhuì àixī le. [Pinyin]

   After all, this is not his stuff; of course he wouldn't treasure it.

Synonyms

• 呵護／呵护 (hēhù)
• 寶惜／宝惜 (Hokkien)
• 寶愛／宝爱 (bǎo'ài) (literary)
• 心疼 (xīnténg)
• 愛憐／爱怜 (àilián)
• 愛護／爱护 (àihù)
• 愛錫／爱锡 (oi³ sek³) (Cantonese)
• 憐愛／怜爱 (lián'ài)
• 珍惜 (zhēnxī)
• 珍愛／珍爱 (zhēn'ài)
• 珍視／珍视 (zhēnshì)
• 珍重 (zhēnzhòng)
• 疼惜 (Hokkien)
• 疼愛／疼爱 (téng'ài)
• 顧惜／顾惜 (gùxī)

 

Derived terms

• 愛惜羽毛／爱惜羽毛 (àixīyǔmáo)