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喜愛

喜愛

See also: 喜爱

Chinese

		to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (喜愛)		喜	愛
simp. (喜爱)		喜	爱

Verb

喜愛

to like; to be fond of

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xǐ'ài

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² oi³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hí-oi
Min Nan (POJ): hí-ài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xǐ'ài
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiiay
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² oi³
  - Yale: héi oi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² oi³
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ ɔːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-oi
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi` oi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ oi⁴
  - IPA: /hi³¹ o̯i⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-ài
  - Tâi-lô: hí-ài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hyaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ aɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ aɪ²¹/