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愛
美
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爱
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Jyutping
oi3 mei5
Pinyin
ài měi
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
love of beauty
wishing to appear beautiful
to set store by one's appearance
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to set store by one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed; to wish to appear beautiful
(syn.) 爱俏, 爱靓, 愛靚, 愛俏, 愛媠, 爱媠
verb
to love beauty; to like beautiful things
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
不爱江山爱美人
不愛江山愛美人
bat1 oi3 gong1 saan1 oi3 mei5 jan4
to abandon one's sovereign for a beauty or beloved lady
Cantonese
佢个名叫爱美,但系我唔知佢姓乜嘢。
佢個名叫愛美,但係我唔知佢姓乜嘢。
keoi5 go3 meng2 giu3 oi3 mei5, daan6 hai6 ngo5 m4 zi1 keoi5 sing3 mat1 je5.
Her name is Amy but I don't know her surname.