愛嬌

See also: 爱娇

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	lovable; pampered; tender lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail
trad. (愛嬌)		愛	嬌
simp. (爱娇)		爱	娇

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 愛嬌(あいきょう) (aikyō).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): àijiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ giu¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ài-kiau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: àijiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: àijiao
  - Wade–Giles: ai⁴-chiao¹
  - Yale: ài-jyāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayjiau
  - Palladius: айцзяо (ajczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: oi³ giu¹
  - Yale: oi gīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ giu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: oi³ giu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ kiːu̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-kiau
  - Tâi-lô: ài-kiau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ae'kiaw
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai²¹⁻⁴¹ kiau⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ai¹¹⁻⁵³ kiau⁴⁴/

Adjective

愛嬌

(of a woman) lovely; charming; sweet

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛	嬌
あい Grade: 4	きょう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Alternative forms

愛敬

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あいきょー [àíkyóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠ikʲo̞ː]

Noun

愛(あい)嬌(きょう) • (aikyō)

charm; lovable quality, winsomeness (especially of girls)

Derived terms

愛嬌(あいきょう)を振(ふ)りまく (aikyō o furimaku)

References

Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
愛	嬌

Noun

愛嬌 • (aegyo) (hangeul 애교)

Hanja form^? of 애교 (“charms”).

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.