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酒肉朋友

酒肉朋友

Chinese

		wine; liquor; spirits	meat; flesh	friend
simp. and trad. (酒肉朋友)		酒	肉	朋友

Noun

酒肉朋友

fair-weather friend (one who is friendly only to his own advantage)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiǔròu péngyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zau² juk⁶ pang⁴ jau⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǔròu péngyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeourow pengryeou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zau² juk⁶ pang⁴ jau⁵
  - Yale: jáu yuhk pàhng yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzau² juk⁹ pang⁴ jau⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯³⁵ jʊk̚² pʰɐŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³/