親愛

See also: 亲爱

Chinese
 
dear; intimate; parent
dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring
 
to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (親愛) 親 愛
simp. (亲爱) 亲 爱

Pronunciation

Adjective

親愛

  1. beloved; cherished; dear (as used to address someone at the beginning of a letter)
    親愛的小孩／亲爱的小孩  ―  qīn'ài de xiǎohái  ―  beloved child
    親愛的史密斯先生 [MSC, trad.]
    亲爱的史密斯先生 [MSC, simp.]
    qīn'ài de Shǐmìsī xiānshēng [Pinyin]
    Dear Mr. Smith
    永別了，我親愛的朋友們！ [MSC, trad.]
    永别了，我亲爱的朋友们！ [MSC, simp.]
    Yǒngbié le, wǒ qīn'ài de péngyǒumen! [Pinyin]
    Goodbye, my dear friends!

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
親 愛
しん
Grade: 2		 あい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しんあい [shìń'áí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩɰ̃a̠i]

Noun

親(しん)愛(あい) • (shin'ai) 

  1. deep affection

Usage notes
  • May be used in the form 親愛なる to mean dear….
    親愛(しんあい)なる旧友(きゅうゆう)
    shin'ai naru kyūyū
    dear old friend

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
親愛

Noun

親愛 • (chinae) (hangeul 친애)

  1. Hanja form? of 친애 (“deep affection”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
親愛

Adjective

親愛

  1. chữ Hán form of thân ái (“affectionate; dear”).
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