可愛

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See also: 可爱

Chinese

can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 
to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
 
trad. (可愛) 可 愛
simp. (可爱) 可 爱
Literally: “can be loved; lovable”.

Pronunciation

Adjective

可愛

  1. cute; adorable; lovable
    他覺得你的狗很可愛。 [MSC, trad.]
    他觉得你的狗很可爱。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā juéde nǐ de gǒu hěn kě'ài.
    He thinks your dog is very cute.
  2. (Internet slang, ACG, of a male) feminine; effeminate

Synonyms

  • (cute):
Dialectal synonyms of 可愛 (“adorable; lovable; cute”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 可愛
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 可疼, 可人疼, 可愛
Taiwan 可愛
Singapore 可愛
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 喜歡人, 喜人
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 心疼, 得人愛
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 愛人, 逗人愛, 乖
Wuhan 逗人疼, 逗人喜歡
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 討喜
Hefei 心疼人
Cantonese Guangzhou 得人愛, 得人中意, 得意
Hong Kong 得意
Taishan 得意
Yangjiang 得人愛
Gan Nanchang 討人喜歡
Hakka Meixian 得人惜
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 得人惜, 卡哇伊
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 得人惜, 卡哇伊
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 得人惜, 卡哇伊
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 得人惜, 卡哇伊
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 得人惜, 卡哇伊
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 得人惜, 卡哇伊
Jin Taiyuan 粘人, 惜人, 親, 奇特
Northern Min Jian'ou 好惜, 得人怒
Eastern Min Fuzhou 好疼
Southern Min Xiamen 得儂疼, 古錐, 古傑
Quanzhou 得儂疼, 古錐
Zhangzhou 得儂疼, 得儂惜, 古錐
Tainan 得儂疼, 得儂惜, 古錐
Penang (Hokkien) 趣味
Singapore (Hokkien) 古錐
Manila (Hokkien) 古錐, 得儂疼
Datian 得儂惜
Chaozhou 好惜
Shantou 好惜, 得儂惜, 可愛
Jieyang 好惜
Puning 好惜, 趣味, 可愛
Wu Suzhou 討人喜歡
Wenzhou 有趣, 有趣相
Xiang Changsha 逗人愛, 帶愛相, 愛人
Shuangfeng 帶愛相, 乖

Antonyms

Noun

可愛

  1. (colloquial) cutie; cutie pie; darling
    你是我的小可愛。 [MSC, trad.]
    你是我的小可爱。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ shì wǒ de xiǎo kě'ài.
    You're my little cutie.

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (可愛):

See also

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
可愛

Adjective

可愛

  1. chữ Hán form of khả ái (“lovable, likable, nice”).
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