舊友

See also: 旧友

Chinese

		old (opposite of new); former	friend
trad. (舊友)		舊	友
simp. (旧友)		旧	友

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiùyǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau⁶ jau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiùyǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiòuyǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chiu⁴-yu³
    • Yale: jyòu-yǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowyeou
    • Palladius: цзюю (czjuju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau⁶ jau⁵
    • Yale: gauh yáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau⁶ jau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo⁶ yeo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯²² jɐu̯¹³/

Noun

舊友

1. old friend

Synonyms

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• 故交 (gùjiāo) (literary)
• 故人 (gùrén) (literary)
• 故友 (gùyǒu)
• 故知 (gùzhī) (literary)
• 故舊 / 故旧 (gùjiù) (literary)
• 老友 (lǎoyǒu)
• 老朋 (Cantonese)
• 老朋友
• 老盆友 (lǎopényǒu) (neologism, Internet, slang, humorous, cute-sounding)
• 老相識 / 老相识 (lǎoxiāngshí)
• 舊交 / 旧交 (jiùjiāo)
• 舊故 / 旧故 (jiùgù) (literary)
• 舊知 / 旧知 (jiùzhī) (literary)