情人

Chinese

 
feeling; emotion; passion
feeling; emotion; passion; situation
man; person; people
trad. (情人) 情 人
simp. #(情人) 情 人
anagram 人情

Pronunciation


Noun

情人

  1. lover; sweetheart

Usage notes

  • In mainland China, 情人 (qíngrén, “lover”) usually refers to a partner in an extramarital relationship except in 情人節/情人节 (Qíngrénjié, “Valentine's Day”). For a person who loves, 愛人/爱人 (àirén, “lover”) is popular among elder people, while 戀人/恋人 (liànrén, “lover”) is popular among young people.

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
情 人
じょう
Grade: 5
じん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːʑĩɴ]

Noun

情(じょう)人(じん) • (jōjin) 

  1. sweetheart
  2. lover

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
情 人
じょう
Grade: 5
にん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɲ̟ĩɴ]

Noun

情(じょう)人(にん) • (jōnin) 

  1. lover

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
情 人
なさ
Grade: 5
ひと > びと
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [na̠sa̠ke̞bʲito̞]

Noun

情人(なさけびと) • (nasakebito) 

  1. sweetheart

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
情人

Noun

情人

  1. chữ Hán form of tình nhân (“lover”).
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