執友

Chinese

		execute (a plan); grasp	friend
trad. (執友)		執	友
simp. (执友)		执	友

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhíyǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zap¹ jau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhíyǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhyǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-yu³
    • Yale: jŕ-yǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyryeou
    • Palladius: чжию (čžiju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zap¹ jau⁵
    • Yale: jāp yáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzap⁷ jau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeb¹ yeo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐp̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

Noun

執友

1. (literary) friend with whom one shares common interests and goals

Synonyms

• 友好 (yǒuhǎo)
• 同袍 (tóngpáo) (literary)
• 好友 (hǎoyǒu)
• 相知 (xiāngzhī)
• 知交 (zhījiāo)
• 知友 (zhīyǒu)
• 知己 (zhījǐ)
• 知心 (zhīxīn)
• 知心朋友 (zhīxīn péngyou)
• 知言 (zhīyán) (literary)
• 知遇 (zhīyù) (literary)
• 知音 (zhīyīn)
• 良朋 (liángpéng) (literary)
• 良知 (liángzhī)
• 高朋 (gāopéng) (literary)
• 齒輪／齿轮 (ci³ nen²) (Sichuanese)