姬友

Chinese

		surname; women	friend
trad. (姬友)		姬	友
simp. #(姬友)		姬	友

Etymology

From 基友 (jīyǒu), with 基 (jī, “gay”) replaced with the homophonic 姬 (jī, “beauty; concubine”) to indicate femininity, possibly influenced by Japanese 姫(ひめ) (hime, “princess, woman”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīyǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ jau⁵ / gei¹ jau^5-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīyǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiyǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-yu³
    • Yale: jī-yǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiyeou
    • Palladius: цзию (cziju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ jau⁵ / gei¹ jau^5-2
    • Yale: gēi yáuh / gēi yáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ jau⁵ / gei¹ jau^5-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ yeo⁵ / géi¹ yeo^5-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/, /kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

Noun

姬友

1. (neologism) lesbian friend
2. (neologism) good friend; close friend; buddy (of a woman)

Synonyms

• (good friend): (male) 基友 (jīyǒu), (female) 閨蜜／闺蜜 (guīmì)

See also

• 搞姬 (gǎojī)
• 搞基 (gǎojī)