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鍾愛

鍾愛

See also: 钟爱

Chinese

		(ancient measure); (surname)	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (鍾愛)		鍾	愛
simp. (钟爱)		钟	爱

Verb

鍾愛

to cherish; to treasure; to dote on (a child); to be very fond of

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhōng'ài

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ oi³
Min Nan (POJ): chiong-ài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhōng'ài
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongay
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ oi³
  - Yale: jūng oi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ oi³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ɔːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiong-ài
  - Tâi-lô: tsiong-ài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciong'aix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɔŋ³³ aɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ aɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ aɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² aɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² aɪ²¹/