愛好家

Chinese

		to like; to be fond of; to be keen on to like; to be fond of; to be keen on; interest; hobby	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (愛好家)		愛好	家
simp. (爱好家)		爱好	家

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): àihàojiā

(Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: àihàojiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: àihàojia
  - Wade–Giles: ai⁴-hao⁴-chia¹
  - Yale: ài-hàu-jyā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayhawjia
  - Palladius: айхаоцзя (ajxaoczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

Noun

愛好家

hobbyist; amateur enthusiast

Synonyms

fan屎 (neologism, slang, humorous, derogatory)
愛好者 / 爱好者 (àihàozhě)
業餘者 / 业余者 (yèyúzhě)
番薯 (fānshǔ)
發燒友 / 发烧友 (fāshāoyǒu)
粉絲 / 粉丝 (fěnsī) (informal)
迷 (mí) (used as a suffix)
飯 / 饭 (fàn) (neologism, slang)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛	好	家
あい Grade: 4	こう Grade: 4	か Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

愛好 (“love”) +‎ 家 (“-er”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あいこーか [àíkóóká] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠iko̞ːka̠]

Noun

愛(あい)好(こう)家(か) • (aikōka)

fan, enthusiast, lover
銃(じゅう)の愛(あい)好(こう)家(か)団(だん)体(たい)
jū no aikōka dantai
a group of gun enthusiasts

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	好	家

Noun

愛好家 • (aehoga) (hangeul 애호가)

hanja form^? of 애호가 (“lover, amateur”)