秀恩愛

Chinese

		to ear; beautiful; elegant to ear; beautiful; elegant; outstanding; to show; to display; show	conjugal love; affection between a couple
trad. (秀恩愛)		秀	恩愛
simp. (秀恩爱)		秀	恩爱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiù ēn'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄣ ㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiù ēn'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄣ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siòu en-ài
    • Wade–Giles: hsiu⁴ ên¹-ai⁴
    • Yale: syòu ēn-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiow enay
    • Palladius: сю эньай (sju enʹaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ˀən⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

Verb

秀恩愛

1. (neologism) to show off one's affection as a couple; to publicly display affection; to be lovey-dovey

   秀恩愛，死得快。 [MSC, trad.]
   秀恩爱，死得快。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xiù ēn'ài, sǐ de kuài. [Pinyin]

   The more the show-off, the quicker the die-off. (A rhyming saying enviously condemning PDA acts.)

Synonyms

• (neologism, slang, humorous) 虐狗 (nüègǒu)
• 親熱／亲热 (qīnrè)