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男欢女爱

nán huān nǚ àidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
passionate love (idiom)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-979a047561286069. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

男歡女愛 男欢女爱 [nan2 huan1 nu:3 ai4] /passionate love (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 男歡女愛

  • 男
    nán

    (bound form) male / baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]

  • 欢
    huān

    joyous / happy / pleased / hubbub / clamor / a breed of horse

  • 女
    nǚ

    female / woman / daughter

    rǔ

    See the full entry for source details.

  • 爱
    ài

    to love / to be fond of / to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth) / to tend to (happen)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.