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密友

密友

Chinese

		secret; confidential; close secret; confidential; close; thick; dense	friend
simp. and trad. (密友)		密	友

Noun

密友

close friend

Usage notes

This term is usually used to describe a woman's close (female) friend.

Derived terms

閨中密友／闺中密友 (guīzhōng mìyǒu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mìyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mat⁶ jau⁵
Min Nan (POJ): bi̍t-iú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: mìyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mihyeou
  - IPA ^(key): /mi⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mat⁶ jau⁵
  - Yale: maht yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁹ jau⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚² jɐu̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bi̍t-iú
  - Tâi-lô: bi̍t-iú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bid'iuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bit̚⁴⁻²¹ iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bit̚²⁴⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bit̚⁴⁻³² iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bit̚⁴⁻³² iu⁴¹/