著愛

Chinese

		particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (著愛/着愛)		著/着	愛
simp. (着爱)		着	爱

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tio̍h-ài

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍h-ài
    • Tâi-lô: tio̍h-ài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dioiq'aix
    • IPA (Taipei): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ai¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ai²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ai²¹/

Verb

著愛

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) must; have to

   • 事業那要成功頭腦著愛靈通 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     事业那要成功头脑著爱灵通 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: ~1985, 大家攏嗎按呢講, 小鳳鳳

     sū-gia̍p ná beh sêng-kong thâu-náu tio̍h-ài lêng-thong [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     If you want success in that endeavor, the mind must be sharp

   • 但是面對現實著愛認真打拼 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     但是面对现实著爱认真打拼 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2013, 生活是一條歌 (Life Is a Song), 黃靜雅 (Huang Ching-ya)

     tān-sī bīn-tùi hiān-si̍t tio̍h-ài jīn-chin phah-piàⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     But to confront reality, one has to really work hard

Synonyms

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• 一定愛／一定爱 (Hakka)
• 一定要
• 務必／务必 (wùbì)
• 務期／务期 (wùqī) (literary)
• 務須／务须 (wùxū)
• 定著 (tiānn-tio̍h) (Min Nan)
• 得 (děi) (colloquial)
• 必得
• 必須／必须 (bìxū)
• 應當／应当 (yīngdāng) (law)
• 煞著 (Hokkien)
• 非得 (fēiděi)

 

Further reading

• “Entry #14663”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.