Niai, Ṇiai, Nì ài, Ni ai: 6 definitions

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昵愛 [nì ài] [ni ai]—
Beloved (親愛 [qin ai]). From "Book of Northern Qi" (《北齊書 [bei qi shu]》), "Volume 50" (卷五 [juan wu]○), "Biographies of Favored Courtiers" (恩倖傳 [en xing chuan]), "Biography of Mu Tipó" (穆提婆傳 [mu ti po chuan]): "Mu Tipó's (穆提婆 [mu ti po]) mother, Lu Lingxuan (陸令萱 [lu ling xuan]), was once assigned to the inner palace (掖庭 [ye ting]). While the Later Ruler (後主 [hou zhu]) was still in swaddling clothes (繈褓 [qiang bao]), she was ordered to nurse and raise him. He called her 'god-nanny' (乾阿嬭 [gan a nai]), and consequently, she was greatly favored and loved by Empress Hu (胡后 [hu hou])."

nì ài: qīn ài. < běi qí shū． juǎn wǔ○． ēn xìng chuán． mù tí pó chuán>: “tí pó mǔ lù lìng xuān cháng pèi rù yē tíng, hòu zhǔ qiǎng bǎo zhī zhōng, lìng qí jū yǎng, wèi zhī gān ā nǎi, suì dà wèi hú hòu suǒ nì ài.”

ni ai: qin ai. < bei qi shu. juan wu○. en xing chuan. mu ti po chuan>: "ti po mu lu ling xuan chang pei ru ye ting, hou zhu qiang bao zhi zhong, ling qi ju yang, wei zhi gan a nai, sui da wei hu hou suo ni ai."

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暱愛 [nì ài] [ni ai]—
To love dearly (疼愛 [teng ai]) and indulge completely, always giving in to their wishes (百依百順 [bai yi bai shun]). For example: "If parents (父母 [fu mu]) are too doting and indulgent towards their children (孩子 [hai zi]), it may have an adverse impact (不良的影響 [bu liang de ying xiang]) on them."

nì ài: fēi cháng de téng ài, bǎi yī bǎi shùn. rú: “fù mǔ duì hái zi ruò tài guò nì ài, kě néng huì duì hái zi yǒu bù liáng de yǐng xiǎng.”

ni ai: fei chang de teng ai, bai yi bai shun. ru: "fu mu dui hai zi ruo tai guo ni ai, ke neng hui dui hai zi you bu liang de ying xiang."

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溺愛 [nì ài] [ni ai]—
Excessive pampering. From "Rhapsody on Azurite" (空青賦 [kong qing fu]) by Jiang Yan (江淹 [jiang yan]) of the Southern Dynasties Liang (南朝梁 [nan chao liang]): "Consort Zhao (趙妃 [zhao fei]) and Empress Yan (燕后 [yan hou]), Qin'e (秦娥 [qin e]) and Wu Wa (吳娃 [wu wa]), excessively doted upon and infatuated, their souls flew away." From Chapter 34 of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (三國演義 [san guo yan yi]): "Since ancient times, deposing the elder and establishing the younger (廢長立幼 [fei zhang li you]) is the path to chaos. If you worry about the heavy influence of Cai Shi (蔡示 [cai shi]), you can gradually weaken it; you must not excessively dote on [him] and establish the younger son."

nì ài: guò fēn chǒng ài. nán cháo liáng． jiāng yān 〈kōng qīng fù〉: “zhào fēi yàn hòu, qín é wú wá, nì ài mí yì, hún fēi lí.” < sān guó yǎn yì> dì sān sì huí: “zì gǔ fèi zhǎng lì yòu, qǔ luàn zhī dào. ruò yōu cài shì quán zhòng, kě xú xú xuē zhī, bù kě nì ài ér lì shǎo zi yě.”

ni ai: guo fen chong ai. nan chao liang. jiang yan : "zhao fei yan hou, qin e wu wa, ni ai mi yi, hun fei li." < san guo yan yi> di san si hui: "zi gu fei zhang li you, qu luan zhi dao. ruo you cai shi quan zhong, ke xu xu xue zhi, bu ke ni ai er li shao zi ye."