用愛發電

Chinese

		to use	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	to generate electricity; to masturbate
trad. (用愛發電)		用	愛	發電
simp. (用爱发电)		用	爱	发电
Literally: “to use love to generate electrical power”.

Etymology

Originally a slogan of the Homemakers United Foundation for the demonstration against nuclear power on March 14, 2015 in Taiwan.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yòng ài fādiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˋ ㄞˋ ㄈㄚㄉㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jung⁶ oi³ faat³ din⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yòng ài fādiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˋ ㄞˋ ㄈㄚㄉㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yòng ài fadiàn
  - Wade–Giles: yung⁴ ai⁴ fa¹-tien⁴
  - Yale: yùng ài fā-dyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yonq ay fadiann
  - Palladius: юн ай фадянь (jun aj fadjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jung⁶ oi³ faat³ din⁶
  - Yale: yuhng oi faat dihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jung⁶ oi³ faat⁸ din⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yung⁶ oi³ fad³ din⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²² ɔːi̯³³ faːt̚³ tiːn²²/

Verb

用愛發電

(Internet slang, figurative) to work for little or no reward (e.g., as a volunteer)

Derived terms

為愛發電／为爱发电

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