朋友
Chinese
friend | friend | ||
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simp. and trad. (朋友) |
朋 | 友 |
Pronunciation 1
Noun
朋友
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms from 朋友
Further reading
- “Entry #4215”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Pronunciation 2
Noun
朋友
Synonyms
- (large number of retainers): (archaic) 群臣 (qúnchén)
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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朋 | 友 |
ほう Jinmeiyō |
ゆう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
/hoː iu/ → /hoːjiu/ → /hoːjuː/
From Middle Chinese compound 朋友 (MC bəŋ ɦɨuX).
Noun
朋友 (hiragana ほうゆう, rōmaji hōyū, historical hiragana ほういう)
(alternative reading hiragana ぼうゆう, romaji bōyū, historical hiragana ぼういう)
Derived terms
- 知己朋友 (chiki hōyū, “acquaintance”)
Proverbs
- 善を責むるは朋友の道なり (zen o semuru wa hōyū no michi nari)
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