基友

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Chinese

		gay	friend
simp. and trad. (基友)		基	友

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ jau⁵ / gei¹ jau^5-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiyǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-yu³
  - Yale: jī-yǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiyeou
  - Palladius: цзию (cziju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ jau⁵ / gei¹ jau^5-2
  - Yale: gēi yáuh / gēi yáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ jau⁵ / gei¹ jau^5-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ yeo⁵ / géi¹ yeo^5-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/, /kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

Noun

基友

(neologism, slang) gay friend
(neologism, slang) good friend (often one who is over-intimate); close friend; buddy (of a man)

Synonyms

(good friend): (female) 姬友 (jīyǒu)

Derived terms

好基友 (hǎojīyǒu)

See also

搞基 (gǎojī)

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