女朋友
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Chinese
| female; woman; daughter | friend; boyfriend or girlfriend; partner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (女朋友) | 女 | 朋友 | |
| simp. #(女朋友) | 女 | 朋友 | |
Etymology
Most likely a calque of English girlfriend.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): neoi5 pang4 jau5
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): nui2 pang3 yiu3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ńg-phèn-yû
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): lú-pêng-iú
- (Teochew, Peng'im): neng2 pêng5 iu2
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6gniu-ban-yeu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔpéngyo̊u
- Wade–Giles: nü3-pʻêng2-yu5
- Yale: nyǔ-péng-you
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuperng.iou
- Palladius: нюйпэнъю (njujpɛnʺju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯³/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔpéngyǒu
- Wade–Giles: nü3-pʻêng2-yu3
- Yale: nyǔ-péng-yǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuperngyeou
- Palladius: нюйпэнъю (njujpɛnʺju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: neoi5 pang4 jau5
- Yale: néuih pàhng yáuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: noey5 pang4 jau5
- Guangdong Romanization: nêu5 peng4 yeo5
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɵy̯¹³ pʰɐŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: nui2 pang3 yiu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ⁿdui⁵⁵ pʰaŋ²² jiu²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-phèn-yû
- Hakka Romanization System: ng` penˇ iu´
- Hagfa Pinyim: ng3 pen2 yiu1
- Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ pʰen¹¹ i̯u²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-phèn-yû
- Hakka Romanization System: ng` penˇ (r)iu´
- Hagfa Pinyim: ng3 pen2 yiu1
- Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ pʰen¹¹ (j)i̯u²⁴/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú-pêng-iú
- Tâi-lô: lú-pîng-iú
- Phofsit Daibuun: lw'peng'iuo
- IPA (Xiamen): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ¹³⁻²² iu⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: neng2 pêng5 iu2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nṳ́ng phêng iú
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iu⁵²/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
Noun
女朋友
- girlfriend (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 女朋友, 女友 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 女朋友 |
| Taiwan | 女朋友, 女友, 馬子 humorous or derogatory | |
| Singapore | 女朋友 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 女朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 女娃子, 女娃娃, 女娃兒, 盤子 |
| Guilin | 𧊅 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 女朋友, 攀西 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 女朋友, 女 |
| Hong Kong | 女朋友, 女友, 女, 女女, 菜 derogatory | |
| Taishan | 女朋友, 女 | |
| Dongguan | 皮油 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 女朋友 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 女朋友 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 妹子朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 女朋友 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 女朋友 |
| Shishi | 女朋友 | |
| Taipei | 姼仔 GT | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 查某朋友 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 查某朋友 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 女朋友, 查某朋友 | |
| Chaozhou | 女朋友 | |
| Haifeng | 女朋友 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 查某朋友 | |
| Leizhou | 女朋友 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 女朋友 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 女朋友 |
| Suzhou | 女朋友 | |
| Hangzhou | 女朋友 | |
| Ningbo | 女朋友 | |
| Zhoushan | 女朋友 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 妹子 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
Coordinate terms
- 男朋友 (nánpéngyou)