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交朋友

交朋友

Chinese

		to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)	friend
simp. and trad. (交朋友)		交	朋友

Verb

交朋友

to make friends
to go steady

Synonyms

(Shanghainese) 軋朋友／轧朋友 (gápéngyǒu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiāopéngyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau¹ pang⁴ jau⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiāopéngyǒu → jiāopéngyou (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ → ㄐㄧㄠㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaupengr.yeou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵ i̯oʊ̯³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaau¹ pang⁴ jau⁵
  - Yale: gāau pàhng yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaau¹ pang⁴ jau⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːu̯⁵⁵ pʰɐŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³/