舊知

Chinese

		old (opposite of new); former	to know; to be aware
trad. (舊知)		舊	知
simp. (旧知)		旧	知

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiùzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau⁶ zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiùzhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiòujhih
    • Wade–Giles: chiu⁴-chih¹
    • Yale: jyòu-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowjy
    • Palladius: цзючжи (czjučži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau⁶ zi¹
    • Yale: gauh jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau⁶ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo⁶ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵/

Noun

舊知

1. (literary) 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)
• 舊交／旧交 (jiùjiāo)
• 舊友／旧友 (jiùyǒu)
• 舊故／旧故 (jiùgù) (literary)