假友

Chinese

		vacation; fake; false vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose	friend
simp. and trad. (假友)		假	友

Etymology

Calque of English false friend, in turn a calque of French faux-ami.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎyǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎyǒu [Phonetic: jiáyǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎyǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chia³-yu³
    • Yale: jyǎ-yǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeayeou
    • Palladius: цзяю (czjaju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

假友

1. (linguistics, translation studies, lexicography) false friend; faux ami

Synonyms

• 假等義／假等义 (jiǎděngyì)
• 假朋友 (jiǎpéngyou)
• 偽友／伪友 (wěiyǒu)