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to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
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man; person; people
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愛
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人
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爱
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人
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Etymology
Various senses attestable in Classical and Literary Chinese. The senses "spouse" and "lover" are from Japanese 愛人
Pronunciation
Noun
愛人
- (Mainland China) spouse; husband or wife
他對他的愛人不忠。 [MSC, trad.]
他对他的爱人不忠。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā duì tā de àirén bùzhōng.
- He cheated on his spouse.
- sweetheart; lover
- (literary) lovable person
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.
Adjective
愛人
- (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Jin, Xiang or literary) lovable; adorable; cute; endearing
Verb
愛人
- (Classical) to love the people
References
Japanese
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 愛人 (MC 'ojH nyin).
Pronunciation
Noun
愛人 • (aijin)
- a lover, a mistress
- (archaic) a sweetheart, a loved one
- (dated) loving people in general
Usage notes
- Sense 1 implies an extramarital relationship. Most often used by a man in reference to a woman.
See also
References
- Yoshida, Masatoshi et.al. Kodansha's Romanized Japanese-English Dictionary. Tokyo: Kodansha International (JPN), 1993. →ISBN.
Korean
Noun
愛人 • (aein) (hangeul 애인)
- Hanja form? of 애인 (“lover, girlfriend, boyfriend”).