可愛
See also: 可爱
Chinese
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like | ||
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trad. (可愛) | 可 | 愛 | |
simp. (可爱) | 可 | 爱 | |
Literally: “can be loved; lovable”. |
Pronunciation
Adjective
可愛
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 可愛 (“adorable; lovable; cute”) [map] | ||
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Variety | Location | Words |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 可愛 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 可疼, 可人疼, 可愛 |
Taiwan | 可愛 | |
Jinan | 喜歡人, 喜人 | |
Xi'an | 心疼, 得人愛 | |
Wuhan | 逗人疼, 逗人喜歡 | |
Chengdu | 愛人, 逗人愛, 乖 | |
Yangzhou | 討喜 | |
Hefei | 心疼人 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 得人愛, 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 | |
Liudui (S. Sixian) | 得人惜, 卡哇伊 | |
Hsinchu (Hailu) | 得人惜, 卡哇伊 | |
Dongshi (Dabu) | 得人惜, 卡哇伊 | |
Hsinchu (Raoping) | 得人惜, 卡哇伊 | |
Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 得人惜, 卡哇伊 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 粘人, 惜人, 親, 奇特 |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 好惜 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 好疼 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 得人疼, 古錐, 古傑 |
Quanzhou | 得人疼, 古錐 | |
Zhangzhou | 得人疼, 得人惜, 古錐 | |
Taipei | 得人疼, 得人惜, 古錐 | |
Penang | 趣味 | |
Philippines (Manila) | 古錐 | |
Chaozhou | 好惜 | |
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 |
Noun
可愛
Descendants
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