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愛愛

愛愛

See also: 爱爱

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (愛愛)		愛	愛
simp. (爱爱)		爱	爱

Verb

愛愛

(euphemistic) to have sex; to make love

Etymology

From 愛／爱 (ài, “love”) + 愛／爱 (ài, “love”) Euphemistic for 做愛／做爱 (zuò'ài, “to make love”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): ài'ài

(Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄞˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: ài'ài → ài'ai (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄞˋ → ㄞˋ ㄞ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ay.ay
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/ → /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯¹/