戀愛

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See also: 恋爱 and 恋愛

Chinese

feel attached to; long for; love
to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
 
trad. (戀愛)
simp. (恋爱)
anagram 愛戀爱恋

Pronunciation


Noun

戀愛

  1. romantic love; love affair
    結婚目的戀愛耍流氓 [MSC, trad.]
    结婚目的恋爱耍流氓 [MSC, simp.]
    Bù yǐ jiéhūn wéi mùdì de liàn'ài dōu shì shuǎliúmáng.
    All love relationships lacking the intention of progressing to marriage are acts of hooliganism. (common saying)

Verb

戀愛

  1. to love; to be in love; to date
    我們戀愛我们恋爱  ―  Wǒmen zài liàn'ài ne.  ―  We're in love.

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Sino-Xenic (戀愛):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
れん
Hyōgai
あい
Grade: 4
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 戀愛 – see the following entry.
恋愛れんあい
love, especially romantic or erotic love
to fall in love
(This term, 戀愛, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

戀愛 (ryeonae) (hangeul 련애)

  1. hanja form? of 련애 ((North Korea) dating, romantic relationship)

Noun

戀愛 (yeonae) (hangeul 연애)

  1. hanja form? of 연애 (dating, romantic relationship)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

戀愛

  1. chữ Hán form of luyến ái (to love).