溺愛

See also: 溺爱

Chinese

		urinate; urine; drown urinate; urine; drown; indulge; be addicted to	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (溺愛)		溺	愛
simp. (溺爱)		溺	爱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nì'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˋ ㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nik⁶ oi³ / nik¹ oi³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lia̍k-ài / le̍k-ài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nì'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˋ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nì-ài
    • Wade–Giles: ni⁴-ai⁴
    • Yale: nì-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nihay
    • Palladius: ниай (niaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nik⁶ oi³ / nik¹ oi³
    • Yale: nihk oi / nīk oi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nik⁹ oi³ / nik⁷ oi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: nig⁶ oi³ / nig¹ oi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɪk̚² ɔːi̯³³/, /nɪk̚⁵ ɔːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lia̍k-ài
    • Tâi-lô: lia̍k-ài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liag'aix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liak̚²⁴⁻² ai⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: le̍k-ài
    • Tâi-lô: li̍k-ài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: leg'aix
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² ai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² ai²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ai²¹/

Verb

溺愛

1. to love someone excessively (especially in a foolish way); to dote on; to pamper (one's child); to spoil

Synonyms

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• 嬌 / 娇 (jiāo)
• 嬌慣 / 娇惯 (jiāoguàn)
• 嬌縱 / 娇纵 (jiāozòng)
• 寵愛 / 宠爱 (chǒng'ài)
• 寵溺 / 宠溺 (chǒngnì)
• 慣 / 惯 (guàn)
• 放縱 / 放纵 (fàngzòng)