心愛

See also: 心爱

Chinese

		heart; mind	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (心愛)		心	愛
simp. (心爱)		心	爱
anagram		愛心／爱心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīn'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ oi³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): sîm-oi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): xim¹ oi⁴

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-ài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīn'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sin-ài
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-ai⁴
    • Yale: syīn-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinay
    • Palladius: синьай (sinʹaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ oi³
    • Yale: sām oi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ oi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ oi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ ɔːi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-oi
    • Hakka Romanization System: xim^ˊ oi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ oi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /sim²⁴⁻¹¹ oi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: xim¹ oi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³⁵ oɪ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-ài
    • Tâi-lô: sim-ài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sim'aix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² ai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ ai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² ai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ ai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ ai²¹/

Verb

心愛

1. to love; to cherish; to hold dear

Synonyms

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• 喜好 (xǐhào)
• 喜愛 / 喜爱 (xǐ'ài)
• 喜歡 / 喜欢
• 嗜好 (shìhào)
• 愛好 / 爱好 (àihào)
• 欣賞 / 欣赏 (xīnshǎng)
• 歡喜 / 欢喜 (huānxǐ) (literary or regional)
• 熱愛 / 热爱 (rè'ài)
• 熱衷 / 热衷 (rèzhōng)
• 稀罕 (colloquial, usually in the negative)
• 酷好 (kùhào)
• 酷愛 / 酷爱 (kù'ài)

Adjective

心愛

1. (attributive) beloved; treasured; cherished; dear

Synonyms

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• 敬愛 / 敬爱 (jìng'ài)
• 親愛 / 亲爱 (qīn'ài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
心	愛
ここ Grade: 2	あ Grade: 4

Proper noun

心(ここ)愛(あ) • (Kokoa) 

1. a female given name