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故友

故友

Chinese

		happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	friend
simp. and trad. (故友)		故	友

Noun

故友

old friend
deceased friend; late friend

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gùyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ jau⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: gùyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhyeou
  - IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    固友
    固有
    故友
    故有
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu³ jau⁵
  - Yale: gu yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ jau⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ jɐu̯¹³/