to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes
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to show tenderness / to coo over / affection
to value talent / to cherish talented people
(idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people
intimate / loving
philharmonic (used in names of orchestras) / to love music (used in compounds like 愛樂者|爱乐者[] "music enthusiast")
philharmonic orchestra
nonstandard, stigmatizing transliteration of "AIDS", now replaced by 艾滋病[]
(idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
to love Hong Kong (usually implying that one also supports the PRC government)
HIV / the AIDS virus
to like looking attractive (usually of girls) / aestheticism
see 愛玉子|爱玉子[]
jelly snack made by kneading jelly fig seeds 愛玉子|爱玉子[] in water and combining with flavorings (popular in Taiwan and Singapore)
see 愛玉冰|爱玉冰[]
jelly fig seed (Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang)
(coll.) to enjoy showing off
(idiom) standoffish / indifferent
iPhone (slang)
to pay attention to one's appearance / to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms
everyone loves beauty (idiom)
(coll.) whatever / who cares
(loanword) (coll.) idol
avaricious
lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) / fig. avaricious / tightfisted
to like to look good in the eyes of others / sensitive about how one is regarded by others / proud
love triangle
May Fourth Movement / Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
loved by all / to have universal appeal
love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius) / universal benevolence
(courteous) your daughter
phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)
to make love
"universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子[], stressing that people should care for everyone equally
to part with sth cherished / to forsake
(Tw) priority seat (on a bus etc)
homosexual
hatred caused by love (idiom) / to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person
to fall in love
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27