粵

明ming4戀lyun2

simp明恋
ming4 lyun2míng liàn

English

  1. (slang) to openly express or pursue romantic interest in sb (as opposed to 暗戀|暗恋[an4 lian4])
  2. to openly display a romantic interest in somebody; usually only used as an antonym of 暗戀 , when the topic of secret crush is being discussed

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 暗戀嘅相反;通常係講起暗戀嘅議題先會用

Examples

  • 我邊有暗戀佢?我係明戀呀!

    What? I don't have a secret crush on him. I love him openly!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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