Chinese

Noun

朋友

1. friend   (Classifier: 個／个; 位)

   他不知道朋友的家在哪裡。 [MSC, trad.]

   他不知道朋友的家在哪里。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā bù zhīdào péngyǒu de jiā zài nǎlǐ. [Pinyin]

   He doesn't know where his friend's house is.

   呢個係我個朋友。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]

   呢个系我个朋友。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   Nei¹ go³ hai⁶ ngo⁵ go³pang⁴ jau⁵. [Jyutping]

   This is my friend.

   伊毋知朋友的厝佇佗位。 [Min Nan, trad.]

   伊毋知朋友的厝伫佗位。 [Min Nan, simp.]

   I m̄-chai pêng-iú ê chhù tī tó-ūi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   He doesn't know where his friend's house is.

   伊唔知朋友個內在底塊。 [Teochew, trad.]

   伊唔知朋友个内在底块。 [Teochew, simp.]

   I¹ m⁶ zai¹pêng⁵ iu² gai⁵ lai⁶ do⁶ di⁷ go³. [Peng'im]

   He doesn't know where his friend's house is.

2. (euphemistic) boyfriend or girlfriend

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 友的

Antonyms

• 仇敵／仇敌 (chóudí, “enemy”)

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

• 賓朋／宾朋 (bīnpéng), 高朋, 良朋, 朋侶／朋侣
• 筆友／笔友 (bǐyǒu), 網友／网友 (wǎngyǒu), 醉朋

Japanese

Noun

朋友 ‎(hiragana ほうゆう, romaji hōyū)

1. friend

Derived terms

• 知己朋友

Synonyms

• 友人 (ゆうじん) ‎(yūjin): (more often used)
• 友達 (ともだち) ‎(tomodachi): (more often used)
• 仲間 (なかま) ‎(nakama): (more often used)

Antonyms

• 仇敵 (きゅうてき) ‎(kyūteki, “enemy”)