著愛
Chinese
particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer |
to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (著愛/着愛) | 著/着 | 愛 | |
| simp. (着爱) | 着 | 爱 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍h-ài
- Tâi-lô: tio̍h-ài
- Phofsit Daibuun: dioiq'aix
- IPA (Taipei): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ai¹¹/
- IPA (Xiamen): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ai²¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ai²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Verb
著愛
- (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) must; have to
- c. 1985, “大家攏嗎按呢講”, performed by 小鳳鳳:
- 2013, “生活是一條歌 [Life Is a Song]”[1]performed by 黃靜雅 [Huang Ching-ya]:
- 但是面對現實著愛認真打拼 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
- tān-sī bīn-tùi hiān-si̍t tio̍h-ài jīn-chin phah-piàⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- But when facing reality, you must work diligently
但是面对现实著爱认真打拼 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Synonyms
Further reading
- “著愛”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.