Chinese

Noun

愛情

1. love (of a romantic nature)   (Classifier: 場／场 m; 種／种 m)

   愛情不分性別。 / 爱情不分性别。  ―  Àiqíng bùfēn xìngbié.  ―  Love is love, regardless of gender.

   明知愛情是毒藥，偏偏一嘴甲喝落；等到情火一直燒，找無止痛的解藥。 [Min Nan, trad.]

   明知爱情是毒药，偏偏一嘴甲喝落；等到情火一直烧，找无止痛的解药。 [Min Nan, simp.]

   From: 蕭玉芬, 毒藥

   Bêng-chai ài-chêng sī to̍k-io̍h, phian-phian chi̍t chhùi kā lim lo̍h; tán kah chîng hóe it-ti̍t sio, chhōe bô chí-thiàⁿ ê kái-io̍h. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   [I] clearly knew love is a poison, [but I] still drank it; by the time the fire of love was ceaselessly burning, [I still] could not find a painkilling antidote.

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Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) あいじょう [àíjóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠id͡ʑo̞ː]

Noun

愛情 ‎(hiragana あいじょう, romaji aijō)

1. love, affection

Related terms

• 友情 (ゆうじょう) ‎(yūjō): friendship

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Noun

愛情 • ‎(aejeong) ‎(hangeul 애정)

1. Hanja form^? of 애정, “love, affection”.