愛犬

See also: 爱犬

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	dog
trad. (愛犬)		愛	犬
simp. (爱犬)		爱	犬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àiquǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ hyun²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ài-khián

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àiquǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àicyuǎn
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-chʻüan³
    • Yale: ài-chywǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aycheuan
    • Palladius: айцюань (ajcjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi³ hyun²
    • Yale: oi hyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ hyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ hün²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ hyːn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-khián
    • Tâi-lô: ài-khián
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ae'qiern
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ai²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɛn⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ai²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɛn⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ai¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɛn⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰiɛn⁴¹/

Noun

愛犬

1. one's beloved dog, one's pet dog

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛	犬
あい Grade: 4	けん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あいけん [àíkéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ikẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

愛(あい)犬(けん) • (aiken) 

1. one's beloved dog, one's pet dog

Derived terms

• 愛犬家(あいけんか) (aikenka)

Related terms

• 愛鳥(あいちょう) (aichō)
• 愛猫(あいびょう) (aibyō)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
愛	犬

Noun

愛犬 • (aegyeon) (hangeul 애견)

1. hanja form^? of 애견 (“one's beloved dog, one's pet dog”)