朋友
Chinese edit
friend | friend | ||
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simp. and trad. (朋友) |
朋 | 友 |
Pronunciation 1 edit
Noun edit
朋友
- friend (Classifier: 個/个 m c; 位 m c)
- 童年的朋友 ― tóngnián de péngyǒu ― childhood friend
- 結交新朋友/结交新朋友 ― jiéjiāo xīn péngyǒu ― to make new friends
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) Term of address to a South Asian person.
- (euphemistic) boyfriend or girlfriend; partner
Synonyms edit
- (friend):
Dialectal synonyms of 朋友 (“friend”) [map]
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "friend"):
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Entry #4215”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
Pronunciation 2 edit
Noun edit
朋友
- (archaic) large number of retainers
- (archaic, Ming dynasty) designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
Synonyms edit
- (large number of retainers): (archaic) 群臣 (qúnchén)
Descendants edit
Others:
- → Hmong (Leng/Der): fim ywg
- → White Hmong: phooj ywg
- → Zhuang: baengzyoux
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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朋 | 友 |
ほう Jinmeiyō |
ゆう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
/hoː iu/ → /hoːjiu/ → /hoːjuː/
From Middle Chinese compound 朋友 (MC bong hjuwX).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
朋友 • (hōyū) ←ほういう (fouiu)?
(alternative reading hiragana ぼうゆう, rōmaji bōyū, historical hiragana ぼういう)
Derived terms edit
- 知己朋友 (chiki hōyū, “acquaintance”)
Proverbs edit
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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朋 | 友 |
ぽん Jinmeiyō |
ゆう Grade: 2 |
irregular |
Alternative spellings |
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ポンユー ポン友 |
Borrowing from Mandarin 朋友 (péngyǒu).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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朋 | 友 |
Noun edit
朋友