愛嬌

See also: 爱娇

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	lovable; pampered; tender lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail
trad. (愛嬌)		愛	嬌
simp. (爱娇)		爱	娇

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 愛嬌(あいきょう) (aikyō).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àijiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ giu¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ài-kiau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àijiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àijiao
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-chiao¹
    • Yale: ài-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayjiau
    • Palladius: айцзяо (ajczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi³ giu¹
    • Yale: oi gīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ giu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ giu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ kiːu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-kiau
    • Tâi-lô: ài-kiau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ae'kiaw
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai²¹⁻⁴¹ kiau⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ai¹¹⁻⁵³ kiau⁴⁴/

Adjective

愛嬌

1. (of a woman) lovely; charming; sweet

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛	嬌
あい Grade: 4	きょう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
愛敬

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ikʲo̞ː]
• (Tokyo) あいきょー [àíkyóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])

Noun

愛(あい)嬌(きょう) • (aikyō) 

1. (especially of girls) charm; lovable quality, winsomeness

Derived terms

• 愛(あい)嬌(きょう)を振(ふ)りまく (aikyō o furimaku)

References

• “愛^▲嬌”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
愛	嬌

Noun

愛嬌 • (aegyo) (hangeul 애교)

1. hanja form^? of 애교 (“charms”)