Ailing, Ai-ling, or, similar; is a female Chinese given name. It may be Anglicized as Irene, Eileen, or similar.

GenderFeminine
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Region of originEast Asia, Southeast Asia
Other names
Alternative spellingAiling, Ai-ling, Ai-Ling, Ai Ling, Oiling, Oi-ling, Oi-Ling, Oi Ling, Aileng, Ai-leng, Ai-Leng, Ai Leng
Short form(s)Ai
Pet form(s)Ling-ling
Anglicisation(s)Aileen, Eileen, Irene

People with Chinese names variously romanized as "Ailing" or similar include:

愛玲 / 爱玲

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Ailing
Traditional Chinese愛玲
Simplified Chinese爱玲
Literal meaningLovely
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinAiling
Wade–GilesAi-Ling
Yue: Cantonese
Hong Kong RomanisationOi Ling

simplified Chinese: 爱玲; traditional Chinese: 愛玲:

People

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Characters

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  • Mak Oi Ling (♀; 麥愛玲), a fictional character from Hongkong/Shanghai Cantonese/Mandarin TV show Growing Through Life

愛凌 / 爱凌

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simplified Chinese: 爱凌; traditional Chinese: 愛凌; lit. 'Lovely':

  • Gu Ailing (♀; 谷爱凌; born 2003 as Eileen Gu) American-Chinese freestyle skier

藹齡 / 蔼龄

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simplified Chinese: 蔼龄; traditional Chinese: 藹齡; lit. 'Kindly':

  • Nancy Soong Ai-ling (♀; 宋藹齡; 1888–1973; also Ellen Soong) Taiwanese-Chinese businesswoman

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