juàn'ài

to regard with affection

  • created sense approved 眷爱/眷愛 · juàn'ài · to regard with affection — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    眷爱 / 眷愛

    juàn'ài

    to regard with affection

    to care for and love someone, often used in formal or literary contexts to describe the affection shown by a superior or elder toward a subordinate or junior; to be sentimentally attached to

    眷 (literal) → 眷 · juàn · to care for 爱 (literal) → 爱/愛 · ài · to love

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  • created sense approved 眷爱/眷愛 · juàn'ài · family and relatives — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    眷爱 / 眷愛

    juàn'ài

    family and relatives

    (literary) one's family members or relatives

    眷 (literal) → 眷 · juàn · family dependents 爱 (literal) → 爱/愛 · ài · love

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