# 戀愛
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): liàn'ài
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄞˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nian$^4$ ngai$^4$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lyun$^2$ oi$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lien-oi
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): loân-ài
    (Teochew, Peng'im): luêng$^3$ ain$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liàn'ài
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liàn-ài
*** Wade–Giles: lien$^4$-ai$^4$
*** Yale: lyàn-ài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liannay
*** Palladius: ляньай (ljanʹaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: nian$^4$ ngai$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lianngai
*** Sinological IPA : /niɛn²¹³ ŋai²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lyun$^2$ oi$^3$
*** Yale: lyún oi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lyn$^2$ oi$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lün$^2$ oi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /lyːn³⁵ ɔːi̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lien-oi
*** Hakka Romanization System: lien oi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lian$^4$ oi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /li̯en⁵⁵ oi̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: loân-ài
*** Tâi-lô: luân-ài
*** Phofsit Daibuun: loan'aix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /luan²⁴⁻²² ai²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /luan²⁴⁻²² ai⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /luan¹³⁻²² ai²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /luan²⁴⁻¹¹ ai¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /luan²³⁻³³ ai²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: luêng$^3$ ain$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: luèng àiⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /lueŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ãĩ²¹³/

### Noun

戀愛
* romantic love; love affair
       Bù yǐ jiéhūn wéi mùdì de liàn'ài dōu shì shuǎliúmáng. [Pinyin]
       All love relationships lacking the intention of progressing to marriage are acts of hooliganism. (common saying)

### Verb

戀愛
* to love; to be in love; to date
    我們在戀愛呢。／我们在恋爱呢。 ― Wǒmen zài liàn'ài ne. ― We're in love.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 談戀愛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 搞對象 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 搞對象兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 戀愛, 搞對象, 處朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 處對象, 處朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 處朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 搞對象兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象兒, 交朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 談戀愛 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 搞對象 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 搞對象 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 搞對象 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 談戀愛, 談對象, 搞對象 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 搞對象 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 搞對象兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 談戀愛 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 戀愛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 戀愛, 相好兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 談戀愛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 談戀愛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 尋對象 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 戀愛, 搞對象, 說媳婦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 戀愛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 談戀愛, 談對象 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 戀愛, 談對象 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 戀愛, 找對象 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 找對象 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 談戀愛, 談對象 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 談戀愛, 耍朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 耍朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 耍朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 講戀愛, 耍朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 耍朋友, 交朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 談戀愛, 耍朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 講戀愛, 耍朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 找朋友, 找對象 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 談朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 說媳婦, 談媳婦, 談朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 戀愛, 玩朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 搞對象 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 談戀愛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 談對象 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 談戀愛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 交朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 談朋友, 拍拖, 談婚 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 戀愛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 戀愛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 談戀愛, 談對象, 談親事 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友, 談人, 談人家 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 談對象 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 談戀愛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 談戀愛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 談戀愛, 戀愛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 談戀愛, 找對象 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 找對象, 找朋友 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 拍拖, 拖手仔, 行街, 談戀愛 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 拍拖, 拖手仔, 談戀愛, 行埋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 拍拖, 拖手仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 偷豆, 掹葵尾 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 拍拖 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 談戀愛, 拍拖 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 拍拖 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 戀愛 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 拍拖 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 談婚 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 談婚 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 談戀愛 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 搞對象, 戀愛 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Jin | Datong | 搞對象 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 談戀愛, 找對象, 搞對象 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 找對象 |
| Jin | Linhe | 找對象 |
| Jin | Jining | 找對象 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 搞戀愛 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jin | Handan | 戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jin | Suide | 搞對象 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 拍拖 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 拍拖 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 抓沙 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 相悅, 戀愛 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 捻草心 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 拍拖 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 拍拖 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 拍拖 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 行, 相行, 拍拖 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 談戀愛, 談朋友, 談敲定, 軋朋友 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 談朋友, 交朋友 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 談朋友, 找對象, 軋朋友 |

#### Derived terms

* 同性戀愛／同性恋爱 (tóngxìng liàn'ài)
* 柏拉圖式戀愛／柏拉图式恋爱 (Bólātú-shì liàn'ài)
* 談戀愛／谈恋爱 (tán liàn'ài)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 恋(れん)愛(あい) (ren'ai)
* → Korean: 연애(戀愛) (yeonae)
* → Vietnamese: luyến ái (戀愛)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 戀 | 愛 |
| れん Hyōgai | あい Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 戀愛 – see the following entry. :
| 【恋愛れんあい】 | [noun] love, especially romantic or erotic love [verb] to fall in love |
(This term, 戀愛, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 戀 | 愛 |

### Noun

戀愛 • (ryeonae) (hangeul 련애)
* hanja form of 련애 (“(North Korea) dating, romantic relationship”)

### Noun

戀愛 • (yeonae) (hangeul 연애)
* hanja form of 연애 (“dating, romantic relationship”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 戀 | 愛 |

### Verb

戀愛
* chữ Hán form of luyến ái (“to love”).