Chinese

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vacation; fake; false
vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose
 
friend; boyfriend or girlfriend; partner
simp. and trad.
(假朋友)
朋友

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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假朋友

  1. (linguistics, translation studies, lexicography) false friend; faux ami
    Synonyms: 假等義假等义 (jiǎděngyì), 假友 (jiǎyǒu), 偽友伪友 (wěiyǒu)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ,‎ 朋友.