性愛

See also: 性爱

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (性愛)		性	愛
simp. (性爱)		性	爱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìng'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ oi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìng'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìng-ài
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-ai⁴
    • Yale: syìng-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqay
    • Palladius: синъай (sinʺaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ oi³
    • Yale: sing oi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ oi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ oi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ ɔːi̯³³/

Noun

性愛

1. sex; lovemaking

Synonyms

• 兩性關係／两性关系 (liǎngxìng guānxì) (between men and women)
• 性關係／性关系 (xìngguānxi)
• 關係／关系 (euphemistic)

 

Derived terms

• 安全性愛／安全性爱 (ānquán xìng'ài)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
性	愛
せい Grade: 5	あい Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーあい [sèéáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːa̠i]

• Homophone: 聖愛

Noun

性(せい)愛(あい) • (seiai) 

1. eros