<p>暗戀 is usually translated as having a crush, the chinese word usually means that the subject being crushed on does not know of it, while I feel the english word for crush can be interchanged with "like / have feelings for / fancy someone"</p>

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2016-09-26T02:54:41.150Z
The phrase "secretly in love" is quite commonly used too.
Tang Ho
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辛祐賦 hsinyofu
<p>the individual meaning of the characters may not directly express the meaning of the word they combine to create, a crush can be considered a secret desire so I would imagine that crush is the correct translation.  my dictionary says anlian means 'to be secretly in love with'</p>

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XiaoHouZi
<p>「暗戀」literally means "hidden relationship", but sometimes I found it also means "have a crush on someone".</p>

<p>I am wondering which one is the more common translation?</p>

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How to translate「暗戀」to English?
# How to translate「暗戀」to English?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-09-25)

「暗戀」literally means "hidden relationship", but sometimes I found it also means "have a crush on someone".

I am wondering which one is the more common translation?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-09-25. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

暗戀 is usually translated as having a crush, the chinese word usually means that the subject being crushed on does not know of it, while I feel the english word for crush can be interchanged with "like / have feelings for / fancy someone"

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: The phrase "secretly in love" is quite commonly used too.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-09-25. Score: 0

the individual meaning of the characters may not directly express the meaning of the word they combine to create, a crush can be considered a secret desire so I would imagine that crush is the correct translation. my dictionary says anlian means 'to be secretly in love with'


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