道友

Chinese

		direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk	friend
trad. (道友)		道	友
simp. #(道友)		道	友

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàoyǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dou⁶ jau⁵

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): dou³ jaau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàoyǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàoyǒu
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-yu³
    • Yale: dàu-yǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawyeou
    • Palladius: даою (daoju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou⁶ jau⁵
    • Yale: douh yáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ jau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ yeo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² jɐu̯¹³/
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: dou³ jaau⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔu³² zau¹³/

Noun

道友

1. (literary) friend of the Way
2. (literary) friend that shares similar interests and goals
3. (Cantonese) drug addict
4. (Guangzhou Cantonese) opium user

Synonyms

• (drug addict):

Dialectal synonyms of 吸毒者 (“drug addict”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		吸毒者, 癮君子
Southwestern Mandarin	Hechi (Yizhou)	吸毒鬼
	Dagudi (Maliba)	吸毒人
	Reshuitang (Longling)	吸毒人
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	吃毒的人
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	吸毒人
Cantonese	Guangzhou	道友, 白粉仔
	Hong Kong	道友, 癮君子, 白粉友 H, 白粉佬 H, 白粉仔 H
	Dongguan	道友, 白粉仔
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	白粉仔
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	白粉仔
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	白粉仔
	Ipoh (Guangfu)	道友
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	道友
	Móng Cái	癮煙
Southern Min	Xiamen	癮仙哥
	Tainan	癮仙哥
	Penang (Hokkien)	白粉仙
Note	H - heroin addict