可愛

See also: 可爱

Chinese

 
can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 
to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (可愛) 可 愛
simp. (可爱) 可 爱
Literally: “can be loved; lovable”.

Pronunciation


Adjective

可愛

  1. cute; adorable; lovable
    他覺得你的狗很可愛。 [MSC, trad.]
    他觉得你的狗很可爱。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā juéde nǐ de gǒu hěn kě'ài. [Pinyin]
    He thinks your dog is very cute.
  2. (Internet slang, ACG, of a male) feminine; effeminate

Synonyms

  • (cute):

Antonyms

Noun

可愛

  1. (colloquial) cutie; cutie pie; darling
    你是我的小可愛。/你是我的小可爱。  ―  Nǐ shì wǒ de xiǎo kě'ài.  ―  You're my little cutie.

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (可愛):
  • → Japanese: 可(か)愛(あい) (kāi)
  • → Korean: 가애(可愛) (gaae)
  • → Vietnamese: khả ái (可愛)

See also

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
可愛

Adjective

可愛

  1. chữ Hán form of khả ái (“lovable, likable, nice”).
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