著愛

Chinese

		particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (著愛/着愛)		著/着	愛
simp. (着爱)		着	爱

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tio̍h-ài

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍h-ài
    • Tâi-lô: tio̍h-ài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dioiq'aix
    • IPA (Taipei): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ai¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ai²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ai²¹/

Verb

著愛

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) must; have to

Synonyms

• 務必／务必 (wùbì)
• 務期／务期 (wùqī) (literary)
• 務須／务须 (wùxū)
• 定著 (tiānn-tio̍h) (Min Nan)
• 得 (děi) (colloquial)
• 必得
• 必須／必须 (bìxū)
• 應當／应当 (yīngdāng) (law)
• 煞著 (Hokkien)
• 非得 (fēiděi)

 

Further reading

• “Entry #14663”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.