최애

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 最愛, from 最 (“most”) + 愛 (“love”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)ɛ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)ɛ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)e̞] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)e̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [췌(ː)애/최(ː)애/췌(ː)에/최(ː)에]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?choeae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?choeae
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'oeae
    Yale Romanization?chōy.ay

    Noun

    최애 • (choeae) (hanja 最愛)

    1. (colloquial, attributive) favorite
      최애 프사 ― choeae peusa ― favorite profile pic
      최애 음식 ― choeae eumsik ― favorite food
    2. (idol fandom) bias (favorite member of the idol group)
      Coordinate term: 차애(次愛) (chaae, “second bias”)

    Derived terms

    • 최애(最愛)하다 (choeaehada, “to consider as favorite, to prefer”)
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