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 14167 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
See all 37 compounds (CantoDict reports 38 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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Decimal representation of this word: 戀
Unicode code for this character: U+6200 (off-site link)

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