用愛發電

Chinese

		to use	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	to generate electricity; to masturbate
trad. (用愛發電)		用	愛	發電
simp. (用爱发电)		用	爱	发电
Literally: “to use love to generate electrical power”.

Etymology

Originally a slogan of the Homemakers United Foundation for the demonstration against nuclear power on March 14, 2015 in Taiwan.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yòng ài fādiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˋ ㄞˋ ㄈㄚ ㄉㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jung⁶ oi³ faat³ din⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yòng ài fādiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˋ ㄞˋ ㄈㄚ ㄉㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yòng ài fadiàn
    • Wade–Giles: yung⁴ ai⁴ fa¹-tien⁴
    • Yale: yùng ài fā-dyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yonq ay fadiann
    • Palladius: юн ай фадянь (jun aj fadjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jung⁶ oi³ faat³ din⁶
    • Yale: yuhng oi faat dihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jung⁶ oi³ faat⁸ din⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yung⁶ oi³ fad³ din⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²² ɔːi̯³³ faːt̚³ tiːn²²/

Verb

用愛發電

1. (Internet slang, figurative) to work for little or no reward (e.g., as a volunteer)

Derived terms

• 為愛發電 / 为爱发电