鍾愛

See also: 钟爱

Chinese

		(ancient measure); surname	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (鍾愛)		鍾	愛
simp. (钟爱)		钟	爱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōng'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ oi³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiong-ài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōng'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhong-ài
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-ai⁴
    • Yale: jūng-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongay
    • Palladius: чжунъай (čžunʺaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ oi³
    • Yale: jūng oi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ oi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ oi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ɔːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiong-ài
    • Tâi-lô: tsiong-ài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciong'aix
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ai¹¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔŋ³³ ai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ai²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ai²¹/

Verb

鍾愛

1. to cherish; to treasure; to dote on (a child); to be very fond of