戀 (lyun2 lyun5 | lian4) : long for; love

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戀

lyun2 lyun5

lian4

[1] [v] long/yearn for; feel attached to
[2] [n] love (usu between two sexes)

Jyutping lyun2 is standard reading; variant lyun5 is now rarely used. See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 23

Level: 2

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

戀 / 恋

Don't confuse with:
彎灣變孌燮

This word has been viewed 12102 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Sep 2013 03:14

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失戀 sat1 lyun2 shi1 lian4 = to lose one's love; lovelorn

戀愛 lyun2 oi3 lian4 ai4 = (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair

同性戀 tung4 sing3 lyun2 tong2 xing4 lian4 = homosexuality

戀人 lyun2 jan4 lian4 ren2 = sweetheart, lover

迷戀 mai4 lyun2 mi2 lian4 = to be infatuated with; having a "crush" on sb

談戀愛 taam4 lyun2 oi3 tan2 lian4 ai4 = to court someone (formal); go steady 國

暗戀 am3 lyun2 an4 lian4 = crush

愛戀 oi3 lyun2 ai4 lian4 = to be in love with; to feel deeply attached to

戀母 lyun2 mou5 lian4 mu3 = a mother fixation

戀母狂 lyun2 mou5 kong4 = mother complex; oedipus complex; a mother fixation

戀童癖 lyun2 tung4 pik1 lian4 tong2 pi3 = pedophilia; paedophilia

戀童癖的人 lyun2 tung4 pik1 dik1 jan4 = pedophile 國

戀童癖嘅人 lyun2 tung4 pik1 ge3 jan4 = pedophile 粵

三角戀愛 saam1 gok3 lyun2 oi3 san1 jiao3 lian4 ai4 = love triangle

留戀 lau4 lyun2 liu2 lian4 = be reluctant to leave; can't bear to part; recall with nostalgia

眷戀 gyun3 lyun2 juan4 lian4 = be sentimentally attached to (a person or place)

自戀 zi6 lyun2 zi4 lian4 = narcissism; self-love

異性戀 ji6 sing3 lyun2 yi4 xing4 lian4 = heterosexuality

戀童 lyun2 tung4 lian4 tong2 = pedophilia

熱戀 jit6 lyun2 re4 lian4 = to be passionately in love

自戀狂 zi6 lyun2 kwong4 zi4 lian4 kuang2 = narcissism; egomania

姊弟戀 zi2 dai6 lyun2 zi3 di4 lian4 = a romantic relationship between a girlfriend who is older than her boyfriend

貪花戀酒 taam1 faa1 lyun2 zau2 tan1 hua1 lian4 jiu3 = to have an insatiable desire for women and alcohol

移情別戀 ji4 cing4 bit6 lyun2 yi2 qing2 bie2 lian4 = shift one\'s love and affection from one\'s original recepient to a new one

戀情 lyun2 cing4 lian4 qing2 = 1. love 2. affection

貪戀 taam1 lyun2 tan1 lian4 = covet

戀物狂 lyun2 mat6 kong4 lian4 wu4 kuang2 = (sexual) fetishism

早戀 zou2 lyun2 zao3 lian4 = puppy love

單戀 daan1 lyun2 dan1 lian4 = one-sided love

初戀 co1 lyun2 chu1 lian4 = first love; puppy love

初戀情人 co1 lyun2 cing4 jan4 chu1 lian4 qing2 ren2 = first lover

同性戀人權鬥士 tung4 sing3 lyun2 jan4 kyun4 dau3 si6 tong2 xing4 lian4 ren2 quan2 dou4 shi4 = gay rights activists (common formation)

同性戀者 tung4 sing3 lyun2 ze2 tong2 xing4 lian4 zhe3 = an homosexual

雙性戀者 soeng1 sing3 lyun2 ze2 shuang1 xing4 lian4 zhe3 = a bi-sexual

異性戀者 ji6 sing3 lyun2 ze2 yi4 xing4 lian4 zhe3 = an heterosexual

耽花戀酒 daam1 faa1 lyun2 zau2 dan1 hua1 lian4 jiu3 = indulge in sex and alcohol

戀棧 lyun2 zaan6 lian4 zhan4 = be reluctant to part with a high-salary job

戀慕 lyun2 mou6 lian4 mu4 = to be enamored with

Showing 1 example containing 戀

只有懶漢庸才才會留戀那大鍋飯的年代。國
Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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