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暗戀

暗戀

See also: 暗恋

Chinese

		dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret	feel attached to; long for; love
trad. (暗戀)		暗	戀
simp. (暗恋)		暗	恋

Verb

暗戀

to be secretly in love with someone; to have a crush on someone

Etymology

From 暗 (àn, “secret; secretly”) + 戀／恋 (liàn, “to be in love”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): ànliàn

(Zhuyin): ㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): am³ lyun², ngam³ lyun²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: ànliàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annliann
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: am³ lyun², ngam³ lyun²
  - Yale: am lyún, ngam lyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: am³ lyn², ngam³ lyn²
  - IPA ^(key): /ɐm³³ lyːn³⁵/, /ŋɐm³³ lyːn³⁵/
  - Note: The second reading is due to hypercorrection..