愛美

See also: 爱美

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (愛美)		愛	美
simp. (爱美)		爱	美

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): àiměi

(Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄇㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ mei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: àiměi
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄇㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: àiměi
  - Wade–Giles: ai⁴-mei³
  - Yale: ài-měi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aymeei
  - Palladius: аймэй (ajmɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: oi³ mei⁵
  - Yale: oi méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: oi³ méi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ mei̯¹³/

Verb

愛美

to love beauty; to like beautiful things
to set store by one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed; to wish to appear beautiful

Synonyms

(to set store by one's appearance): (Cantonese, Hakka) 愛靚／爱靓; (Hokkien) 愛媠／爱媠; (Xiang) 愛俏／爱俏

Derived terms

愛美之心，人皆有之 / 爱美之心，人皆有之

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛	美
あい Grade: 4	み Grade: 3

Kanji in this term
愛	美
まな Grade: 4	み Grade: 3

Proper noun

愛(あい)美(み) or 愛(まな)美(み) • (Aimi or Manami)

a female given name