戀人

See also: 恋人

Chinese

		feel attached to; long for; love	man; person; people
trad. (戀人)		戀	人
simp. (恋人)		恋	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liànrén

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lyun² jan⁴
Min Nan (POJ): loân-jîn / loân-lîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: liànrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liannren
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lyun² jan⁴
  - Yale: lyún yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lyn² jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lün² yen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lyːn³⁵ jɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: loân-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: luân-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loanjiin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /luan²³⁻³³ ʑin²³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: loân-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: luân-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loanliin
  - IPA (Taipei): /luan²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/

Noun

戀人

lover; sweetheart

Usage notes

In China mainland, 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 (àirén, “lover”) is popular among elder people, while 戀人／恋人 (liànrén, “lover”) is popular among young people.

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