驢友

See also: 驴友

Chinese

		donkey	friend
trad. (驢友)		驢	友
simp. (驴友)		驴	友
Literally: “donkey friend”.

Etymology

Derived wittily from the homophonic 旅友 (lǚyǒu, “travel companion”) or near-homophonic 旅游 (“to travel; travelling”), utilising the "3rd tone + 3rd tone → 2nd tone + 3rd tone" tone sandhi pattern in the Beijing dialect.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǘyǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˊ ㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ jau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǘyǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˊ ㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lyúyǒu
    • Wade–Giles: lü²-yu³
    • Yale: lyú-yǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuyeou
    • Palladius: люйю (ljujju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: leoi⁴ jau⁵
    • Yale: lèuih yáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ jau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ yeo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³/

Noun

驢友

1. (neologism) travel companion; fellow traveller