愛人

See also: 爱人

Chinese

 
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
 man; person; people
trad. (愛人) 愛 人
simp. (爱人) 爱 人

Pronunciation

Noun

愛人

  1. (Mainland China) spouse; husband or wife
    他對他的愛人不忠。 [MSC, trad.]
    他对他的爱人不忠。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā duì tā de àirén bùzhōng. [Pinyin]
    He cheated on his spouse.
  2. sweetheart; lover

Usage notes

In mainland China, 情人 (qíngrén, “lover”) usually refers to a partner in an extramarital relationship except in 情人節／情人节 (Qíngrénjié, “Valentine's Day”). For a person who loves, 愛人／爱人 (“lover”) is popular among elder people, while 戀人／恋人 (liànrén, “lover”) is popular among young people.

Adjective

愛人

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Jin, Xiang) lovable; adorable; cute

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛 人
あい
Grade: 4		 じん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese in the late 1800s as a translation of English terms sweetheart or lover. Compare modern Mandarin 愛人 (àiren).

Pronunciation

Noun

愛人 (hiragana あいじん, rōmaji aijin)

  1. a lover, a mistress
    Implies an extramarital relationship. Most often used by a man in reference to a woman.
  2. (archaic) a sweetheart, a loved one

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Yoshida, Masatoshi et.al. Kodansha's Romanized Japanese-English Dictionary. Tokyo: Kodansha International (JPN), 1993. →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
愛人

Noun

愛人 • (aein) (hangeul 애인)

  1. Hanja form? of 애인 (“lover”).
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