朋友

Cantonese

simpl. and trad.
朋友

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pʰɐŋ˨˩ jɐu˩˧/

Noun

朋友 (traditional and simplified, jyutping pang4 jau5)

1. friend

   伊個係我嘅朋友。 (trad.)

   伊个系我嘅朋友。 (simp.)

   Ji1 go3 hai6 ngo5 ge3 pang4 jau5. (Jyutping)

   This is my friend.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
朋	友

Noun

朋友 (hiragana ほうゆう, romaji hōyū)

1. friend

Synonyms

• 友人 (ゆうじん, yūjin): (more often used)
• 友達 (ともだち, tomodachi): (more often used)

Derived terms

• 知己朋友

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
朋友

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [pʰəŋ˧˥iou˨˩˦]

Noun

朋友 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin péngyǒu or péngyou)

1. friend

   他不知道朋友的家在哪裡。 (trad.)

    

   他不知道朋友的家在哪里。 (simp.)

   Tā bù zhīdào péngyou de jiā zài nǎlǐ.

   He doesn't know where his friend's house is.

Derived terms

• bīnpéng 賓朋 (trad.), 宾朋 (simp.)
• bǐyǒu 筆友 (trad.), 笔友 (simp.)
• gāopéng 高朋
• gá péngyǒu 軋朋友 (trad.), 轧朋友 (simp.)
• gòupéngyǒu 夠朋友 (trad.), 够朋友 (simp.)
• húpénggǒuyǒu 狐朋狗友
• jiāo péngyǒu 交朋友
• jiǎpéngyǒu 假朋友
• liángpéng 良朋
• nánpéngyǒu 男朋友
• nǚpéngyǒu 女朋友
• pénglǚ 朋侣
• péngyǒumen 朋友們 (trad.), 朋友们 (simp.)
• wǎngyǒu 網友 (trad.), 网友 (simp.)
• sānpéngsìyǒu 三朋四友
• xiǎopéngyǒu 小朋友
• zuìpéng 醉朋
• zuò péngyǒu 做朋友

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Min Nan

simpl. and trad.
朋友

Pronunciation

• (Quanzhou) IPA: [piŋ˨˩iu˥˧]
• (Zhangzhou:) IPA: [piŋ˧˧iu˥˧]

Noun

朋友 (traditional and simplified, POJ pêng-iú)

1. friend

   伊不知朋友的厝佇叨位。 (trad.)

    

   伊不知朋友的厝佇叨位。 (simp.)

   I m̄-chai pêng-iú ê chhù tī tó-ūi.

   He doesn't know where his friend's house is.

Usage notes

This is also valid in the Teochew dialect (GGN Peng’im peng5iu2).