lovers

n. one who loves; one who is loved; one who is involved in a sexual or romantic relationship with another; fan, devotee, one who is enthusiastic about something

Love is an intense feeling of affection related to a sense of strong loyalty or profound oneness. The meaning of love varies relative to context. Romantic love is seen as an ineffable feeling of intense attraction shared in passionate or intimate attraction and intimate interpersonal and sexual relationships. Though often linked to personal relations, love is often given a broader signification, a love of humanity, of nature, with life itself, or a oneness with the Universe, a universal love. Love can also be construed as platonic love, religious love, familial love, and, more casually, great affection for anything considered strongly pleasurable, desirable, or preferred, to include activities and foods. This diverse range of meanings in the singular word love is often contrasted with the plurality of Greek words for love, reflecting the concept's depth, versatility, and complexity.
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Noun
1. a person who loves or is loved
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) admirer, adorer
(derivation) love, enjoy
2. an ardent follower and admirer
(synonym) fan, buff, devotee
(hypernym) follower
(hyponym) aerophile
(member-holonym) following, followers
(derivation) love, enjoy
3. a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
(hypernym) domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent
(hyponym) fancy man, paramour
(derivation) roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk

n. foliage, greenstuff

ou3 duan4 si1 lian2
The lotus root snaps, but its fibres stay joined.
Said of people (especially lovers) that still remain in contact though apparently separated. Separated but still in each other's thoughts. Compare with 破镜重圆 (po4 jing4 chong2 yuan2).