給她愛

Chinese

		to supply; provide; to to supply; provide; to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do something (for someone); (passive particle)	she	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (給她愛)		給	她	愛
simp. (给她爱)		给	她	爱
alternative forms		給他愛／给他爱

Etymology

From English Grand Theft Auto → initialism GTA → pinyin Gěitā'ài. This word was created after China banned Grand Theft Auto V to circumvent censorship.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Gěitā'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄟˇ ㄊㄚ ㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Gěitā'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄟˇ ㄊㄚ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Gěita-ài
    • Wade–Giles: Kei³-tʻa¹-ai⁴
    • Yale: Gěi-tā-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Geeitaay
    • Palladius: Гэйтаай (Gɛjtaaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /keɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰä⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

給她愛

1. (Mainland China, neologism, euphemistic) Grand Theft Auto (video game franchise published by Rockstar Games)

   • 儘管Rockstar是一家經驗豐富而且成功的遊戲公司，但三款標誌性《給她愛》遊戲的重製版因其藝術風格和性能而受到批評…… [MSC, trad.]
     尽管Rockstar是一家经验丰富而且成功的游戏公司，但三款标志性《给她爱》游戏的重制版因其艺术风格和性能而受到批评…… [MSC, simp.]

     Jǐnguǎn Rockstar shì yī jiā jīngyàn fēngfù érqiě chénggōng de yóuxì gōngsī, dàn sān kuǎn biāozhìxìng “Gěitā'ài” yóuxì de chóngzhì bǎn yīn qí yìshù fēnggé hé xìngnéng ér shòu dào pīpíng...... [Pinyin]

     Although Rockstar Games is an experienced and successful game company, the remastered edition of three iconic Grand Theft Auto games has been criticised for its aesthetics and performance...