愛河

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	river
trad. (愛河)		愛	河
simp. (爱河)		爱	河

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àihé

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ ho⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ài-hô
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵e-wu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àihé
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àihé
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-ho²
    • Yale: ài-hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayher
    • Palladius: айхэ (ajxɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi³ ho⁴
    • Yale: oi hòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ ho⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ ho⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ hɔː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-hô
    • Tâi-lô: ài-hô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ae'hooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ai²¹⁻⁵³ ho²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ho²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ai²¹⁻⁵³ ho¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ai¹¹⁻⁵³ ho²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai²¹⁻⁴¹ hɤ²³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵e-wu
    • MiniDict: e^去 wu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²e-hhu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /e³³ ɦu⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: 'ojH ha

Rime
Character	愛	河
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	烏代切	胡歌切
Baxter	'ojH	ha
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔʌiH/	/ɦɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔəiH/	/ɦɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɒiH/	/ɣɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔəjH/	/ɦa/
Li Rong	/ʔᴀiH/	/ɣɑ/
Wang Li	/ɒiH/	/ɣɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔɑ̆iH/	/ɣɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ài	hé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	oi3	ho4

Noun

愛河

1. (Buddhism) the river of lust in which men are drowned once they have fallen; sexual desire, a hurdle on the path to enlightenment

   • 愛河乾枯，令汝解脫。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     爱河干枯，令汝解脱。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Tang Dynasty, Śūraṅgama Sūtra (《楞嚴經》)

     Àihé gānkū, lìng rǔ jiětuō. [Pinyin]

     The river of love dried up in her, and she was able to set you free.

2. (figurative) love (from which people cannot extricate themselves); long-lasting affection

   墜入愛河／坠入爱河  ―  zhuìrù àihé  ―  to fall in love

   • 她雖然沉浸在愛河，但私下對女兒極為關愛 [MSC, trad.]
     她虽然沉浸在爱河，但私下对女儿极为关爱 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2017, 一身巨星气息藏不住·王菲带李嫣香港血拼

     tā suīrán chénjìn zài àihé, dàn sīxià duì nǚ'ér jí wéi guān'ài [Pinyin]

     Although she is deeply in love, she is still very caring to her daughter when they are together […]

Synonyms

• (love):

• 恩 (ēn)
• 恩愛／恩爱 (ēn'ài)
• 情愛／情爱 (qíng'ài)
• 愛／爱 (ài)
• 愛情／爱情 (àiqíng)
• 戀情／恋情 (liànqíng)

 

Derived terms

• 三途愛河／三途爱河
• 墜入愛河／坠入爱河
• 墮入愛河／堕入爱河
• 永浴愛河／永浴爱河

 

Proper noun

愛河

1. Ai River (the largest tributary on the right (Chinese) side of the Yalu/Amnok River in southeast Liaoning, China)
2. Love River (a river in Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

Synonyms

• (Ai River): (former name) 靉河／叆河 (Ài Hé)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
愛	河
あい Grade: 4	か Grade: 5
on’yomi

Proper noun

愛(あい)河(か) • (Aika) 

1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
愛	河
あい Grade: 4	かわ Grade: 5
jūbakoyomi

Proper noun

愛(あい)河(かわ) • (Aikawa) 

1. a surname