兼愛

Chinese

		double; twice; simultaneous double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (兼愛)		兼	愛
simp. (兼爱)		兼	爱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiān'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gim¹ oi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiān'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jian-ài
    • Wade–Giles: chien¹-ai⁴
    • Yale: jyān-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianay
    • Palladius: цзяньай (czjanʹaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gim¹ oi³
    • Yale: gīm oi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gim¹ oi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gim¹ oi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːm⁵⁵ ɔːi̯³³/

Noun

兼愛

1. (Chinese philosophy, Mohism) universal love

   • 曰順天之意何若？曰兼愛天下之人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     曰顺天之意何若？曰兼爱天下之人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mozi, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on Y. P. Mei's version

     Yuē shùntiān zhī yì héruò? Yuē jiān'ài tiānxià zhī rén. [Pinyin]

     What is the will of Heaven that is to be obeyed? It is to universally love all the people in the world.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (兼愛):

• → Vietnamese: kiêm ái (兼愛)