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女朋友

女朋友

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	friend
simp. and trad. (女朋友)		女	朋友

Noun

女朋友

girlfriend

Synonyms

女友 (nǚyǒu)

See also

男朋友 (nánpéngyǒu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): nǚpéngyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi⁵ pang⁴ jau⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ńg-phèn-yû
Min Nan (POJ): lú-pêng-iú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: nǚpéngyǒu → nǚpéngyou (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ → ㄋㄩˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neupengr.yeou
  - IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ i̯oʊ̯³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: neoi⁵ pang⁴ jau⁵
  - Yale: néuih pàhng yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ pang⁴ jau⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ pʰɐŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-phèn-yû
  - Hakka Romanization System: ng` penˇ iu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ng³ pen² yiu¹
  - IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ pʰen¹¹ i̯u²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-phèn-yû
  - Hakka Romanization System: ng` penˇ (r)iu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ng³ pen² yiu¹
  - IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ pʰen¹¹ (j)i̯u²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú-pêng-iú
  - Tâi-lô: lú-pîng-iú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lw'peng'iuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ¹³⁻²² iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹/