Chinese help needed: What is the difference between....

• Darkness_hacker99

  18 Sep 07, 17:06

  What is the difference between and
• kiseki

  18 Sep 07, 17:07

  Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:

  What is the difference between and

  an lian is liking in secret .
  dan lian is liking the other party but the other party does not return the feeling .
• Darkness_hacker99

  18 Sep 07, 17:09

  Originally posted by kiseki:

  an lian is liking in secret .
  dan lian is liking the other party but the other party does not return the feeling .

  Then can this two words be use interchangeably?
• kiseki

  18 Sep 07, 17:10

  Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:

  Then can this two words be use interchangeably?

  huh . explain what you mean . lol .
• Darkness_hacker99

  18 Sep 07, 17:13

  Originally posted by kiseki:

  huh . explain what you mean . lol .

  Meaning can I replace the word with , and vice versa
• Omniknight

  18 Sep 07, 17:13

  as he said one is SECRETLY loving another
  the other is 1 sided love
  
  use each in the right circumstance
  what else do u not get??
• kiseki

  18 Sep 07, 17:14

  Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:

  Meaning can I replace the word with , and vice versa.

  err . both got different meaning so you cant replace
• Darkness_hacker99

  18 Sep 07, 17:21

  Originally posted by kiseki:

  err . both got different meaning so you cant replace

  So does it means....
  
  Liking in secret
  
  and
  
  Liking not in secret. Meaning this word is used after confession?
• ChingAlvin

  18 Sep 07, 17:39

  
  Dan = 1 person
  Lian = Liking/love or whatever.
  Dan Lian. This actually means one sided love, it can be in secret or not. As long as its one party liking another without reciprocation.
  
  
  An = i dont know to explain. Think of it in english terms "kept in the dark"
  Lian - liking
  
  So its liking a person secretly.
  
  Both words can be interexchangable but changes the meaning of the sentence.
  
  I you, = one sided love on you
  I
  you, = i like you in secret.
  
  A person can dan lian and an lian at the same time.
  
  Dont think of An Lian = use before confession and dan lian = after confession.
  
  Just remember although interexchangable, they carry different meanings.
  
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  18 Sep 07, 23:28

  Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:

  So does it means....
  
  Liking in secret
  
  and
  
  Liking not in secret. Meaning this word is used after confession?

  Depends on who did the person confessed to.
  
  X confesses to Y that X likes Y, and Y doesn't like X, then it will be a one-sided love relationship.
  
  But if X confesses to another person that X likes Y, it's still liking someone secretly.
  
  In the last case, it's still liking someone secretly and a one-sided affair unless the other party also has a liking for him/her.
• eagle

  18 Sep 07, 23:30

  such a question also require so many posts ah
• Darkness_hacker99

  19 Sep 07, 01:03

  I understand liao.. Thanks kiseki, Omniknight, CA and mayi jie.
  
  
• Darkness_hacker99

  19 Sep 07, 01:05

  Originally posted by eagle:

  such a question also require so many posts ah

  To me, they have quite a similar meaning mah. So it's very important for me to know when to use which word when writing my chinese essay.
• ^tamago^

  19 Sep 07, 16:56

  Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:

  Meaning can I replace the word with , and vice versa

  one is one-sided, unrequited love; the other is love or have a crush on someone secretly..
• shinta

  19 Sep 07, 17:03

  Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:

  So does it means....
  
  Liking in secret
  
  and
  
  Liking not in secret. Meaning this word is used after confession?

  means think i use the wrong word