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愛惜

愛惜

See also: 爱惜

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	pity, regret, rue, begrudge
trad. (愛惜)		愛	惜
simp. (爱惜)		爱	惜

Verb

愛惜

to cherish; to treasure

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): àixī, àixí

(Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄒㄧ, ㄞˋ ㄒㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ sik¹, oi³ sek³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): oi-siak
Min Nan (POJ): ài-sioh

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: àixī
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayshi
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: àixí
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄒㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayshyi
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: oi³ sik¹, oi³ sek³
  - Yale: oi sīk, oi sek
  - Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ sik⁷, oi³ sek⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ sɪk̚⁵/, /ɔːi̯³³ sɛːk̚³/
  - Note: oi3 sik1 - literary; oi3 sek3 - vernacular.
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: oi-siak
  - Hakka Romanization System: oi xiag`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: oi⁴ xiag⁵
  - IPA: /o̯i⁵⁵ ɕi̯ak̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-sioh
  - Tâi-lô: ài-sioh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: aesioiq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /aɪ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɤʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /aɪ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiɤʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /aɪ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɤʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /aɪ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕioʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /aɪ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiɤʔ³²/