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愛河
简 爱河 · 繁 愛河Mandarin · pinyin ài hé
Meanings
- the river of love
- a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism)
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4–2 · ai4 he2
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oi3 ho4
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noun
- (Buddhism) the river of lust in which men are drowned once they have fallen; sexual desire, a hurdle on the path to enlightenment
- (figurative) love (from which people cannot extricate themselves); long-lasting affection
name
- Ai River (the largest tributary on the right (Chinese) side of the Yalu/Amnok River in southeast Liaoning, China)
- Love River (a river in Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
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