舊交

Chinese

		old (opposite of new); former	to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
trad. (舊交)		舊	交
simp. (旧交)		旧	交

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiùjiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau⁶ gaau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiùjiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiòujiao
    • Wade–Giles: chiu⁴-chiao¹
    • Yale: jyòu-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowjiau
    • Palladius: цзюцзяо (czjuczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau⁶ gaau¹
    • Yale: gauh gāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau⁶ gaau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo⁶ gao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯²² kaːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

舊交

1. old acquaintance; old friend

Synonyms

• 以前的朋友 (yǐqián de péngyou)
• 故交 (gùjiāo) (literary)
• 故人 (gùrén) (literary)
• 故友 (gùyǒu)
• 故知 (gùzhī) (literary)
• 故舊／故旧 (gùjiù) (literary)
• 老友 (lǎoyǒu)
• 老朋 (Cantonese)
• 老朋友
• 老盆友 (lǎopényǒu) (neologism, Internet, slang, humorous, cute-sounding)
• 老相識／老相识 (lǎoxiāngshí)
• 舊友／旧友 (jiùyǒu)
• 舊故／旧故 (jiùgù) (literary)
• 舊知／旧知 (jiùzhī) (literary)