爱豆

愛豆

àidòu

noun

Measure Word

一位爱豆 wèi

Meanings

1 idol (pop singer, actor one is a fan of)
2 loanword from English "idol"

Characters

love (phonetic for 'i-')

bean (phonetic for '-dol')

Examples

她的爱豆要来开演唱会了。

Tā de àidòu yào lái kāi yǎnchànghuì le.

Her idol is coming to do a concert.

为了爱豆她排了一夜队。

Wèile àidòu tā pái le yí yè duì.

She stood in line all night for her idol.

Tips

register

Phonetic loan from English 'idol' (ài-dòu ≈ idol). Fandom-specific term, popularized via K-pop/C-pop culture. More formal equivalent: 偶像. Related: 粉丝 (fan), 追星 (to chase stars).

Stroke Order

爱 ài

豆 dòu