愛好者

See also: 爱好者

Chinese

		to like; to be fond of; to be keen on to like; to be fond of; to be keen on; interest; hobby	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
trad. (愛好者)		愛好	者
simp. (爱好者)		爱好	者

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): àihàozhě

(Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋ ㄓㄜˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ hou³ ze²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ài-hòⁿ-chiá

(Teochew, Peng'im): ain³ haon³ zia²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: àihàozhě
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋ ㄓㄜˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: àihàojhě
  - Wade–Giles: ai⁴-hao⁴-chê³
  - Yale: ài-hàu-jě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayhawjee
  - Palladius: айхаочжэ (ajxaočžɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: oi³ hou³ ze²
  - Yale: oi hou jé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ hou³ dze²
  - Guangdong Romanization: oi³ hou³ zé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ hou̯³³ t͡sɛː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-hòⁿ-chiá
  - Tâi-lô: ài-hònn-tsiá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ae'hvorciar
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔ̃²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sia⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ai¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔ̃¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sia⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ain³ haon³ zia²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: àiⁿ hàuⁿ tsiá
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ãĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sia⁵²⁻²¹/

Noun

愛好者

hobbyist; amateur enthusiast

Synonyms

fan屎 (neologism, slang, humorous, derogatory)
愛好家 / 爱好家 (àihàojiā)
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	者
あい Grade: 4	こう Grade: 4	しゃ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

愛好 (“enthusiasm”) +‎ 者 (“-ist”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あいこーしゃ [àíkóꜜòshà] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [a̠iko̞ːɕa̠]

Noun

愛(あい)好(こう)者(しゃ) • (aikōsha)

enthusiast; fan; devotee; one who loves something

Synonyms

ファン (fan), 愛好家(あいこうか) (aikōka), 気違(きちが)い (kichigai), マニア (mania)

Korean

Hanja in this term
愛	好	者

Noun

愛好者 • (aehoja) (hangeul 애호자)

hanja form^? of 애호자 (“fan, enthusiast”)