愛嬌

愛嬌

See also: 爱娇

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	lovable; pampered; tender lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail
trad. (愛嬌)		愛	嬌
simp. (爱娇)		爱	娇

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 愛嬌 (あいきょう) (aikyō).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àijiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ giu¹
• Min Nan (POJ): ài-kiau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: àijiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayjiau
    • IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi³ giu¹
    • Yale: oi gīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ giu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ giu¹
    • IPA ^(key): /ɔːy̯³³ kiːu̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-kiau
    • Tâi-lô: ài-kiau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ae'kiaw
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /aɪ²¹⁻⁴¹ kiaʊ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /aɪ¹¹⁻⁵³ kiaʊ⁴⁴/

Adjective

愛嬌

1. (of a woman) lovely; charming; sweet

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛	嬌
あい Grade: 4	きょう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あいきょ​ー [àíkyóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠ikʲo̞ː]

Alternative forms

• 愛敬

Noun

愛嬌 (hiragana あいきょう, rōmaji aikyō)

1. charm; lovable quality, winsomeness (especially of girls)

References

1. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
愛	嬌

Noun

愛嬌 • (aegyo) (hangeul 애교)

1. Hanja form^? of 애교 (“charms”).