友好

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ChineseEdit

		friend	good; well; be fond of
simp. and trad. (友好)		友	好
anagram		好友

PronunciationEdit

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒuhǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ hou²
• Min Nan (POJ): iú-hó

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǒuhǎo [Phonetic: yóuhǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeouhao
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ hou²
    • Yale: yáuh hóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ hou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ hou²
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ hou̯³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iú-hó
    • Tâi-lô: iú-hó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iw'hoir
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ho⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɤ⁴¹/

AdjectiveEdit

友好

1. friendly; amicable

NounEdit

友好

1. close friend
2. friendship

Derived termsEdit

• 友好城市 (yǒuhǎo chéngshì)

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JapaneseEdit

Kanji in this term
友	好
ゆう Grade: 2	こう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology 1Edit

From Sinitic 友好.

PronunciationEdit

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ゆうこー [yùúkóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːko̞ː]

NounEdit

友好 (hiragana ゆうこう, rōmaji yūkō, historical hiragana いうかう)

1. friendship, amity

AntonymsEdit

• 敵対 (てきたい) (tekitai): hostility, antipathy

SynonymsEdit

• 親 (しん)交 (こう) (shinkō)
• 親睦 (しんぼく) (shinboku)

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• 友好的 (ゆうこうてき) (yūkōteki): friendly, amicable
• 友好国 (ゆうこうこく) (yūkō koku): a friendly nation
• 友好条約 (ゆうこうじょうやく) (yūkō jōyaku): a friendship treaty, a treaty of amity

Etymology 2Edit

Compound of 友 (tomo, “friend”) +‎ 好 (yoshi, “good”). The 好 kanji used for the yoshi reading is an example of jukujikun.

PronunciationEdit

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [to̞mo̞jo̞ɕi]

Proper nounEdit

友好 (hiragana ともよし, rōmaji Tomoyoshi)

1. A male given name

ReferencesEdit