Japanese Word Entry

嫌よ嫌よも好きのうち

Kana:	いやよいやよもすきのうち
Romaji:	iyayoiyayomosukinouchi
Definition:	saying no is also an expression of fondness, no often means yes, the lady doth protest too much
Alternative forms:	嫌よ嫌よも好きの內〔嫌よ嫌よも好きの内〕【いやよいやよもすきのうち (iyayoiyayomosukinouchi) 】いやよいやよも好きのうち【いやよいやよもすきのうち (iyayoiyayomosukinouchi) 】いやよいやよも好きの內〔いやよいやよも好きの内〕【いやよいやよもすきのうち (iyayoiyayomosukinouchi) 】イヤよイヤよも好きのうち【イヤよイヤよもすきのうち (iyayoiyayomosukinouchi) 】イヤよイヤよも好きの內〔イヤよイヤよも好きの内〕【イヤよイヤよもすきのうち (iyayoiyayomosukinouchi) 】

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Chinese characters used in this word

嫌	dislike, detest, hate, suspect, criticize

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄒㄧㄢˊ (xián)
Cantonese:	jim4
Japanese:	ケン (ken)、ゲン (gen) / きら.う (kirau)、きら.い (kirai)、いや (iya)、うたがう (utagau)
Korean:	혐 (hyeom)
Vietnamese:	hiềm

好	fond, pleasing, like something, good, excellent, fine, well

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄏㄠˇ (hǎo), ㄏㄠˋ (hào)
Cantonese:	hou2
Japanese:	コウ (kou) / この.む (konomu)、す.く (suku)、よ.い (yoi)、い.い (ii)
Korean:	호 (ho)
Vietnamese:	hảo, hiếu, háo

內	inside, interior, domestic

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄋㄟˋ (nèi)
Cantonese:	noi6
Japanese:	ダイ (dai)、ナイ (nai) / うち (uchi)、いる (iru)、いれる (ireru)
Korean:	내 (nae)

Variants

Simplified Chinese form:	内
Simplified Japanese form:	内