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Change log entry 49359
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2013-07-26 08:06:51 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 43977 - submitted by 'xiaoxiong' >>
might be a good idea to mark the PRC usage

國語辭典:①友愛他人。論語˙學而:「節用而愛人,使民以時。」孟子˙離婁下:「仁者愛人,有禮者敬人。」②情人。如:「他寫了一首情歌給他的愛人。」③大陸地區稱丈夫或妻子。
ABC: ①〈PRC〉 husband; wife ②sweetheart ③lover (non-PRC)

outside of the communist state, this word only means '情人', i.e. lover, 第三者. it's very important to note this difference in order to not make a fool of oneself, just think of what will happen if one introduces his wife as his 爱人 when in TW/HK
Diff:
- 愛人 爱人 [ai4 ren5] /spouse/husband/wife/sweetheart/CL:個|个[ge4]/
+ 愛人 爱人 [ai4 ren5] /spouse (PRC)/lover (non-PRC)/CL:個|个[ge4]/
By MDBG 2024
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