金友

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	friend
simp. and trad. (金友)		金	友

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnyǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnyǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jinyǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹-yu³
    • Yale: jīn-yǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinyeou
    • Palladius: цзинью (czinʹju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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• Middle Chinese: kim hjuwX

Rime
Character	金	友
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	侵 (140)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	居吟切	云久切
Baxter	kim	hjuwX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiɪm/	/ɦɨuX/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚim/	/ɦiuX/
Shao Rongfen	/kiem/	/ɣiəuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjim/	/ɦuwX/
Li Rong	/kjəm/	/ɣiuX/
Wang Li	/kĭĕm/	/ɣĭəuX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ki̯əm/	/i̯ə̯uX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jīn	yǒu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gam1	jau5

Noun

金友

1. (literary) good friend; helpful friend

Synonyms

• 益友 (yìyǒu)
• 良友 (liángyǒu)

Derived terms

• 玉昆金友
• 金友玉昆