朋友區間

Chinese

		friend; boyfriend or girlfriend; partner	section; zone; range section; zone; range; extent; interval
trad. (朋友區間)		朋友	區間
simp. (朋友区间)		朋友	区间

Etymology

Calque of English friend zone.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): péngyou qūjiān, péngyǒu qūjiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ ㄑㄩ ㄐㄧㄢ, ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩ ㄐㄧㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: péngyou qūjiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ ㄑㄩ ㄐㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: péngyo̊u cyujian
    • Wade–Giles: pʻêng²-yu⁵ chʻü¹-chien¹
    • Yale: péng-you chyū-jyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: perng.iou chiujian
    • Palladius: пэнъю цюйцзянь (pɛnʺju cjujczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯³ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: péngyǒu qūjiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩ ㄐㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: péngyǒu cyujian
    • Wade–Giles: pʻêng²-yu³ chʻü¹-chien¹
    • Yale: péng-yǒu chyū-jyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: perngyeou chiujian
    • Palladius: пэнъю цюйцзянь (pɛnʺju cjujczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Noun

朋友區間

1. (slang) friend zone