基友

Chinese

		gay	friend
simp. and trad. (基友)		基	友

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīyǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ jau⁵, gei¹ jau^5-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīyǒu
    • 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⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ jau⁵, gei¹ jau^5-2
    • Yale: gēi yáuh, gēi yáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ jau⁵, gei¹ jau^5-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ yeo⁵, géi¹ yeo^5-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/, /kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

Noun

基友

1. (neologism, slang) gay friend
2. (neologism, slang) good friend (often one who is over-intimate); close friend; buddy (of a man)

Synonyms

• (good friend): (female) 姬友 (jīyǒu)

Derived terms

• 好基友 (hǎojīyǒu)

 

See also

• 搞基 (gǎojī)