愛情

See also: 爱情

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	feeling; emotion; passion feeling; emotion; passion; situation
trad. (愛情)		愛	情
simp. (爱情)		爱	情
2nd round simp.		爱𰑊
anagram		情愛／情爱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àiqíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ cing⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): oi-chhìn

  (Meixian, Guangdong): oi⁴ qin²

• Eastern Min (BUC): ái-cìng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ài-chêng / ài-chîng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ain³ cêng⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵e-zhin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àiqíng → àiqing (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ → ㄞˋ ˙ㄑㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àici̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-chʻing⁵
    • Yale: ài-ching
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ay.chyng
    • Palladius: айцин (ajcin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/ → /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi³ cing⁴
    • Yale: oi chìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ tsing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ qing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: oi-chhìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: oi qin^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: oi⁴ qin²
    • Sinological IPA: /oi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰin¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: oi⁴ qin²
    • Sinological IPA: /oɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰin¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ái-cìng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒiŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-chêng
    • Tâi-lô: ài-tsîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: aezeeng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɪŋ²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ¹³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-chîng
    • Tâi-lô: ài-tsîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: aeciing
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siŋ²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ain³ cêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: àiⁿ tshêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ãĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰeŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵e-zhin
    • MiniDict: e^去 zhin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²e-xxin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /e³³ ʑin⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: 'ojH dzjeng

Rime
Character	愛	情
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	烏代切	疾盈切
Baxter	'ojH	dzjeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔʌiH/	/d͡ziᴇŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔəiH/	/d͡ziɛŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɒiH/	/d͡ziæŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔəjH/	/d͡ziajŋ/
Li Rong	/ʔᴀiH/	/d͡ziɛŋ/
Wang Li	/ɒiH/	/d͡zĭɛŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔɑ̆iH/	/d͡zʱi̯ɛŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ài	qíng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	oi3	cing4

Noun

愛情

1. love (of a romantic nature) (Classifier: 場／场 m; 種／种 m)

   愛情故事／爱情故事  ―  àiqíng gùshi  ―  love story

   愛情不分性別。／爱情不分性别。  ―  Àiqíng bùfēn xìngbié.  ―  Love is love, regardless of gender.

   她一直嚮往著純潔的愛情。 [MSC, trad.]
   她一直向往着纯洁的爱情。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā yīzhí xiàngwǎng zhe chúnjié de àiqíng. [Pinyin]

   She has always yearned for pure love.

   • 明知愛情是毒藥，偏偏一嘴甲喝落；等到情火一直燒，找無止痛的解藥。 [Hokkien, trad.]
     明知爱情是毒药，偏偏一嘴甲喝落；等到情火一直烧，找无止痛的解药。 [Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 蕭玉芬, 毒藥

     Bêng-chai ài-chêng sī to̍k-io̍h, phian-phian chi̍t chhùi kā lim lo̍h; tán kah chîng hóe it-ti̍t sio, chhōe bô chí-thiàⁿ ê kái-io̍h. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     [I] clearly knew love is a poison, [but I] still drank it; by the time the fire of love was ceaselessly burning, [I still] could not find a painkilling antidote.

Synonyms

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• 恩 (ēn)
• 恩愛 / 恩爱 (ēn'ài)
• 情愛 / 情爱 (qíng'ài)
• 愛 / 爱 (ài)
• 愛河 / 爱河 (àihé) (figurative)
• 戀情 / 恋情 (liànqíng)

 

Antonyms

• 憎恨 (zēnghèn)

Derived terms

• 愛情動作片 / 爱情动作片 (àiqíng dòngzuòpiàn)
• 愛情生活 / 爱情生活 (àiqíng shēnghuó)
• 柏拉圖式愛情 / 柏拉图式爱情 (Bólātú-shì àiqíng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (愛情):

• → Japanese: 愛情(あいじょう) (aijō)
• → Korean: 애정(愛情) (aejeong)
• → Vietnamese: ái tình (愛情)

References

• “Entry #9452”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛	情
あい Grade: 4	じょう Grade: 5
on'yomi	goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あいじょー [àíjóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠iʑo̞ː]

Noun

愛(あい)情(じょう) • (aijō) ^{←あいじやう (aizyau)?}

1. love, affection
2. attachment or attraction to a particular partner, erotic affection

Synonyms

• 愛(あい)着(ちゃく) (aichaku)

Antonyms

• 憎(ぞう)悪(お) (zōo, “hatred”)
• 憎(ぞう)恨(こん) (zōkon, “hatred”)
• 無(む)関(かん)心(しん) (mukanshin, “indifference”)

Related terms

• 友(ゆう)情(じょう) (yūjō): friendship

Korean

Hanja in this term
愛	情

Noun

愛情 • (aejeong) (hangeul 애정)

1. hanja form^? of 애정 (“love; affection”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
愛	情

Noun

愛情

1. chữ Hán form of ái tình (“love”).