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筆友

筆友

See also: 笔友

Chinese

		pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters	friend
trad. (筆友)		筆	友
simp. (笔友)		笔	友

Noun

筆友

pen pal

Etymology

筆 ("pen") + 友 (contraction from 朋友, "friend").

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bǐyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ jau⁵
Min Nan (POJ): pit-iú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǐyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biiyeou
  - IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ jau⁵
  - Yale: bāt yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ jau⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pit-iú
  - Tâi-lô: pit-iú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pit'iuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pit̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ iu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pit̚³²⁻⁵ iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pit̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pit̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁴¹/