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Definition 2025
可愛
可愛
See also: 可爱
Chinese
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
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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”. |
Adjective
可愛
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 可愛 (“adorable; lovable; cute”) | ||
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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 | |
Zhuolan (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 | Quanzhou | 得人疼、古錐 |
Xiamen | 得人疼、古錐、古傑 | |
Zhangzhou | 得人疼、得人惜、古錐 | |
Taipei | 得人疼、得人惜、古錐 | |
Malaysia | 趣味 | |
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 |
Descendants
See also
- (Japanese) 可愛い (kawaī)