From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
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's; him/her/it; this
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ailment; illness; disease ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect
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trad. (愛之病)
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愛
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之
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病
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simp. (爱之病)
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爱
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之
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病
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Literally: “disease of love”.
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Phono-semantic matching of English AIDS + 病 (bìng, “disease”).
愛之病
- (Singapore) AIDS
Dialectal synonyms of
艾滋病 (“AIDS”)
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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艾滋病 †, Mainland China, 愛滋病 †, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, SEA except Singapore, dated in Mainland China, 愛之病 Singapore, 獲得性免疫缺陷綜合徵 Mainland China, 後天免疫缺乏症候群 Taiwan, 獲得性免疫缺陷症候群 Taiwan, 後天免疫力缺乏症 Hong Kong
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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愛滋病 †, 愛滋 †
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Malaysia
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愛滋病 †
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Singapore
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愛之病
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Dagudi (Maliba)
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愛滋病 †
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Reshuitang (Longling)
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愛滋病 †
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Mae Salong (Lancang)
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愛滋病 †, โรคเอดส์
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Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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愛滋病 †
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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艾滋病
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Hong Kong
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愛滋病, 愛滋
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Macau
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愛滋病
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Taishan (Guanghai)
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艾滋病
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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愛滋病
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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愛滋病
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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愛滋病
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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愛滋病
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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愛詩病
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Móng Cái
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愛詩病
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Mandalay (Taishan)
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AIDS病
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Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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愛滋病
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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愛滋病
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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愛滋病
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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愛滋病
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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愛滋病
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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愛滋病
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Senai (Huiyang)
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愛滋病
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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愛滋病
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Quanzhou
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愛滋病
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Zhangzhou
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愛滋病
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Shantou
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愛滋病
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Jieyang
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愛滋病
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Pontianak (Teochew)
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愛滋病
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Note
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† - 艾滋(病) and 愛滋(病) are homophonous
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