姬友
Chinese
surname; women | friend | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (姬友) | 姬 | 友 | |
simp. #(姬友) | 姬 | 友 |
Etymology
From 基友 (jīyǒu), with 基 (jī, “gay”) replaced with the homophonic 姬 (jī, “beauty; concubine”) to indicate femininity, possibly influenced by Japanese 姫 (hime, “princess, woman”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄧㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiyǒu
- Wade–Giles: chi1-yu3
- Yale: jī-yǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiyeou
- Palladius: цзию (cziju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gei1 jau5 / gei1 jau5-2
- Yale: gēi yáuh / gēi yáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: gei1 jau5 / gei1 jau5-2
- Guangdong Romanization: géi1 yeo5 / géi1 yeo5-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/, /kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 姬友