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自愛

自愛

See also: 自爱

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (自愛)		自	愛
simp. (自爱)		自	爱

Verb

自愛

to regard for oneself

Noun

自愛

self-respect, self-love, self-regard

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zì'ài

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ oi³
Min Nan (POJ): chīr-ài / chū-ài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zì'ài
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhay
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ oi³
  - Yale: jih oi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ oi³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² ɔːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīr-ài
  - Tâi-lô: tsīr-ài
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² aɪ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-ài
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-ài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxaix
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ aɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ aɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ aɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ aɪ²¹/