慈愛
See also: 慈爱
Chinese
compassionate; gentle; merciful compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane | to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like | ||
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trad. (慈愛) | 慈 | 愛 | |
simp. (慈爱) | 慈 | 爱 |
Pronunciation
Adjective
慈愛
- loving; affectionate; kind
Synonyms
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Synonyms of 慈愛
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Antonyms
- 兇惡/凶恶 (xiōng'è)
- 猙獰/狰狞 (zhēngníng)
Noun
慈愛
- love; kindness; charity
- 他愈是找著了熱心的,愈是給得多;於是慈愛的範圍愈推廣,永久的善也由此增加。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: c. 1948, Wang Weike (王維克), translator. Divine Comedy (Purgatory, Canto XV). English text based on the translation by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
- Tā yùshì zhǎozháole rèxīn de, yùshì gěi dé duō; yúshì cí'ài de fànwéi yù tuīguǎng, yǒngjiǔ de shàn yě yóucǐ zēngjiā. [Pinyin]
- So much it gives itself as it finds ardour,
So that as far as charity extends,
O'er it increases the eternal valour.
他愈是找着了热心的,愈是给得多;于是慈爱的范围愈推广,永久的善也由此增加。 [MSC, simp.]
Japanese
FWOTD – 15 May 2019
Kanji in this term | |
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慈 | 愛 |
じ Grade: S | あい Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) じあい [jìáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) じあい [jíꜜàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [(d͡)ʑia̠i]
Noun
慈愛 • (jiai)
- affection, frequently the love of a parent for a child
- 2018 November 16, “‘Haha no jiai’ hatsugen, Koike chiji wa fukaikan [‘Mother’s love’ remark, Governor Koike uncomfortable]”, in Asahi Shimbun:
- 東京都の小池百合子知事は、今月の全国知事会議で鳥取県の平井伸治知事から「母の慈愛の心を持って」と言われたことに対し、16日の定例会見で「私は母になれなかった。安易な発言で、大変傷ついた」と不快感を示した。
- Tōkyō-to no Koike Yuriko-chiji wa, kongetsu no zenkoku chiji kaigi de Tottori-ken no Hirai Shinji-chiji kara “haha no jiai no kokoro o motte” to iwareta koto ni taishi, jūrokunichi no teirei kaiken de “Watashi wa haha ni narenakatta. An'ina hatsugen de, taihen kizutsuita” to fukaikan o shimeshita.
- Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike responded to Tottori governor Shinji Hirai’s comment at this month’s national governors’ meeting that she “has a mother’s affectionate heart”. During a regular interview on the 16th she expressed discomfort saying, “I never became a mother. This offhand comment hurt me terribly.”
- 東京都の小池百合子知事は、今月の全国知事会議で鳥取県の平井伸治知事から「母の慈愛の心を持って」と言われたことに対し、16日の定例会見で「私は母になれなかった。安易な発言で、大変傷ついた」と不快感を示した。
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Related terms
- 愛 (ai, “love”)
- 恋愛 (ren'ai, “romantic love”)
- 愛情 (aijō, “affection; love for a partner”)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN