閨蜜

See also: 闺蜜

Chinese

		small arched door; women's apartment; women	honey
trad. (閨蜜)		閨	蜜
simp. (闺蜜)		闺	蜜
alternative forms		閨密／闺密

Etymology

Short for 閨中密友／闺中密友 (guīzhōng mìyǒu) with influence by homophonic 蜜 (mì, “honey; mistress”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): guīmì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄇㄧˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gui¹ mi²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ mat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guīmì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄇㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gueimì
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹-mi⁴
    • Yale: gwēi-mì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueimih
    • Palladius: гуйми (gujmi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mi⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: gui¹ mi²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: guimi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuei⁵⁵ mi²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai¹ mat⁶
    • Yale: gwāi maht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ mat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ med⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ mɐt̚²/

Noun

閨蜜

1. (neologism) close female friend (usually a young female or gay man)
2. bff, best friend forever

Derived terms

• 閨蜜機 / 闺蜜机 (guīmìjī)