情人

Chinese
 
feeling; emotion; passion
feeling; emotion; passion; situation
 man; person; people
trad. (情人) 情 人
simp. #(情人) 情 人
anagram 人情

Pronunciation

Noun

情人

  1. lover; sweetheart

Usage notes
  • In China mainland, 情人 (qíngrén, “lover”) usually refers to a partner in an extramarital relationship except in 情人節／情人节 (Qíngrénjié, “Valentine's Day”). For a person who loves, 愛人／爱人 (àirén, “lover”) is popular among elder people, while 戀人／恋人 (liànrén, “lover”) is popular among young people.

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
情 人
じょう
Grade: 5		 じん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

情(じょう)人(じん) • (jōjin) 

  1. sweetheart
  2. lover

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
情 人
じょう
Grade: 5		 にん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

情(じょう)人(にん) • (jōnin) 

  1. lover

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
情 人
なさ
Grade: 5		 ひと > びと
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

情人(なさけびと) • (nasakebito) 

  1. sweetheart

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
情人

Noun

情人

  1. chữ Hán form of tình nhân (“lover”).
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