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溺愛

溺愛

See also: 溺爱

Chinese

		urinate; urine; drown urinate; urine; drown; indulge; be addicted to; spoil (a child)	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (溺愛)		溺	愛
simp. (溺爱)		溺	爱

Verb

溺愛

To love someone excessively, especially in a foolish way.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): nì'ài

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˋ ㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nik⁶ oi³
Min Nan (POJ): le̍k-ài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: nì'ài
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˋ ㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nihay
  - IPA ^(key): /ni⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nik⁶ oi³
  - Yale: nihk oi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nik⁹ oi³
  - IPA ^(key): /nɪk̚² ɔːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: le̍k-ài
  - Tâi-lô: li̍k-ài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: leg'aix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪk̚⁴⁻²¹ aɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪk̚²⁴⁻²² aɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ aɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² aɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² aɪ²¹/