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摯友

摯友

See also: 挚友

Chinese

		sincere	friend
trad. (摯友)		摯	友
simp. (挚友)		挚	友

Noun

摯友

intimate friend; bosom friend

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhìyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ jau⁵
Min Nan (POJ): chì-iú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhìyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄧㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhyeou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    摯友／挚友
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi³ jau⁵
  - Yale: ji yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ jau⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ jɐu̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-iú
  - Tâi-lô: tsì-iú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cieiuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi¹¹⁻⁵³ iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁴¹ iu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ iu⁵³/