愛滋
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Chinese
to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like |
excite; nourish; this | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (愛滋) | 愛 | 滋 | |
| simp. (爱滋) | 爱 | 滋 | |
| Literally: “caused by love(making)”. | |||
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English AIDS. See 愛滋病／爱滋病 (àizībìng) for more.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: àizih
- Wade–Giles: ai4-tzŭ1
- Yale: ài-dz̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aytzy
- Palladius: айцзы (ajczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: oi3 zi1
- Yale: oi jī
- Cantonese Pinyin: oi3 dzi1
- Guangdong Romanization: oi3 ji1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɔːi̯³³ t͡siː⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
愛滋 / 爱滋
愛知 / 爱知
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Noun
愛滋
Synonyms
- 艾滋 (àizī)
Dialectal synonyms of 艾滋病 (“AIDS”)