粵

親can1愛oi3

simp亲爱
can1 oi3qīn ài

English

  1. dear
  2. "dear"; usually used before 嘅 (ge3) to politely address someone (e.g. the recipient of a letter)
  3. beloved
  4. darling

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 禮貌噉稱呼對方嘅時候,喺「嘅」前面一齊用,例如喺信嘅上款

Examples

  • 親愛嘅媽媽

    Dear Mother

  • 祝各位親愛嘅顧客聖誕快樂!

    We wish our dear customers a merry Christmas!

  • 祝你生日快樂! 祝你生日快樂! 生日快樂親愛嘅瑪麗! 祝你生日快樂!

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 忠誠,按照上帝畀你嘅方式生活。呢個只係智慧,每個基督徒都知道;親愛嘅大自然,你永遠都只係輸,留係你嘅原樣。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 親愛嘅湯姆醫生,我朋友經常見到一個同學同佢一齊溫書。我畀咗許可佢,答應佢唔好妒忌,但係而家我妒忌咗。我應該點做?

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 親愛的!

    My dear!

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 我亲爱的妈妈

    My dear mother.

    Tatoeba · abidaomak CC BY

  • 我父親愛吃比薩。

    My father loves pizza.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

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

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