純愛
See also: 纯爱
Chinese
pure; simple; unmixed pure; simple; unmixed; genuine |
to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (純愛) | 純 | 愛 | |
| simp. (纯爱) | 纯 | 爱 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chún'ài
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chún-ài
- Wade–Giles: chʻun2-ai4
- Yale: chwún-ài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwenay
- Palladius: чуньай (čunʹaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seon4 oi3
- Yale: sèuhn oi
- Cantonese Pinyin: soen4 oi3
- Guangdong Romanization: sên4 oi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵn²¹ ɔːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
純愛
- pure love
- (euphemistic) boys' love; w:danmei (genre of literature)
Usage notes
(boys' love): In mainland China, this term is primarily used to circumvent censorship.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 純 | 愛 |
| じゅん Grade: 6 |
あい Grade: 4 |
| goon | on'yomi |
Etymology
純 (jun'-, “pure”) + 愛 (ai, “love”). Compare Korean 순애 (sunae)
First cited to a text from 1890.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
純愛 • (jun'ai)
References
- ^ “純愛”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 純 | 愛 |
Noun
純愛 • (sunae) (hangeul 순애)