愛河

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Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	river
trad. (愛河)		愛	河
simp. (爱河)		爱	河

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): àihé

(Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ ho⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ài-hô
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵e-wu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: àihé
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: àihé
  - Wade–Giles: ai⁴-ho²
  - Yale: ài-hé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayher
  - Palladius: айхэ (ajxɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: oi³ ho⁴
  - Yale: oi hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: oi³ ho⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ hɔː²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-hô
  - Tâi-lô: ài-hô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ae'hooi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ai²¹⁻⁵³ ho²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ho²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ai²¹⁻⁵³ ho¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ai¹¹⁻⁵³ ho²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai²¹⁻⁴¹ hɤ²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵e-wu
  - MiniDict: e^去 wu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²e-hhu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /e³³ ɦu⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: 'ojH ha

Rime
Character	愛	河
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	烏代切	胡歌切
Baxter	'ojH	ha
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔʌi^H/	/ɦɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔəi^H/	/ɦɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɒi^H/	/ɣɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔəj^H/	/ɦa/
Li Rong	/ʔᴀi^H/	/ɣɑ/
Wang Li	/ɒi^H/	/ɣɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔɑ̆i^H/	/ɣɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ài	hé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	oi³	ho⁴

Noun

愛河

(Buddhism) the river of lust in which men are drowned once they have fallen; sexual desire, a hurdle on the path to enlightenment
- 愛河乾枯，令汝解脫。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  爱河干枯，令汝解脱。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Tang Dynasty, Śūraṅgama Sūtra (《楞嚴經》)
  Àihé gānkū, lìng rǔ jiětuō.
  The river of love dried up in her, and she was able to set you free.
(figurative) love (from which people cannot extricate themselves); long-lasting affection
墜入愛河／坠入爱河 ― zhuìrù àihé ― to fall in love
- 她雖然沉浸在愛河，但私下對女兒極為關愛 [MSC, trad.]
  她虽然沉浸在爱河，但私下对女儿极为关爱 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2017, 一身巨星气息藏不住·王菲带李嫣香港血拼
  tā suīrán chénjìn zài àihé, dàn sīxià duì nǚ'ér jí wéi guān'ài
  Although she is deeply in love, she is still very caring to her daughter when they are together

Synonyms

(love):

恩 (ēn)
恩愛／恩爱 (ēn'ài)
情愛／情爱 (qíng'ài)
愛／爱 (ài)
愛情／爱情 (àiqíng)
戀情／恋情 (liànqíng)

Derived terms

Proper noun

愛河

Ai River (the largest tributary on the right (Chinese) side of the Yalu/Amnok River in southeast Liaoning, China)
Love River (a river in Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

Synonyms

(Ai River): (former name) 靉河／叆河 (Ài Hé)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
愛	河
あい Grade: 4	か Grade: 5
on’yomi

Proper noun

愛(あい)河(か) • (Aika)

a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
愛	河
あい Grade: 4	かわ Grade: 5
jūbakoyomi

Proper noun

愛(あい)河(かわ) • (Aikawa)

a surname

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