兼愛

Chinese

		double; twice; simultaneous double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (兼愛)		兼	愛
simp. (兼爱)		兼	爱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiān'ài

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gim¹ oi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiān'ài
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jian-ài
  - Wade–Giles: chien¹-ai⁴
  - Yale: jyān-ài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianay
  - Palladius: цзяньай (czjanʹaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gim¹ oi³
  - Yale: gīm oi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gim¹ oi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gim¹ oi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːm⁵⁵ ɔːi̯³³/

Noun

兼愛

(Chinese philosophy, Mohism) universal love
- 曰順天之意何若？曰兼愛天下之人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  曰顺天之意何若？曰兼爱天下之人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Mozi, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on Y. P. Mei's version
  Yuē shùntiān zhī yì héruò? Yuē jiān'ài tiānxià zhī rén. [Pinyin]
  What is the will of Heaven that is to be obeyed? It is to universally love all the people in the world.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (兼愛):

→ Vietnamese: kiêm ái (兼愛)

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