爱河 (Aì hé) — (Buddhist) the river of love/desire, a metaphor for worldly attachment that leads to suffering; (figurative) love; romantic relationship (used in phrases like 坠入爱河 'fall in love')
Definition
A poetic metaphor for romantic love, literally 'the river of love.' Comes from Buddhism, where it represents attachment that causes suffering; today used mainly in the set phrase 坠入爱河 ('fall in love').
noun
(Buddhist) the river of love/desirea metaphor for worldly attachment that leads to suffering(figurative) loveromantic relationship (used in phrases like 坠入爱河 'fall in love')
Examples
- 爱河。Tā men xiāng shí bù jiǔ jiù zhuì rù le Aì hé.They fell into the river of love shortly after meeting each other.
- ，爱河。Fó jiā rèn wéi, Aì hé shì zhòng shēng tòng kǔ de yuán yīn zhī yī.Buddhists believe that the river of love is one of the causes of sentient beings' suffering.
- 爱河，。Tā chén jìn zài Aì hé zhōng, duì zhōu wéi de yí qiè dōu bú zài hu le.He was immersed in the river of love, no longer caring about anything around him.
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