bạn hữu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 伴友, composed of 伴 and 友.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˨ʔ hiw˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ʔ hɨw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˨ hɨw˨˩˦]

Noun

bạn hữu

1. (literary) friend (generally speaking)

   Synonyms: bạn bè, bè bạn