故友

Chinese

		happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	friend
simp. and trad. (故友)		故	友

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gùyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ jau⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gùyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gùyǒu
  - Wade–Giles: ku⁴-yu³
  - Yale: gù-yǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhyeou
  - Palladius: гую (guju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    固友
    固有
    故友
    故有
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gu³ jau⁵
  - Yale: gu yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ jau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu³ yeo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ jɐu̯¹³/
  - Homophones:
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    固有
    故友

Noun

故友

old friend
deceased friend; late friend

Synonyms

(old friend):

以前的朋友 (yǐqián de péngyou)
故交 (gùjiāo) (literary)
故人 (gùrén) (literary)
故知 (gùzhī) (literary)
故舊／故旧 (gùjiù) (literary)
老友 (lǎoyǒu)
老朋 (Cantonese)
老朋友
老盆友 (lǎopényǒu) (neologism, Internet, slang, humorous, cute-sounding)
老相識／老相识 (lǎoxiāngshí)
舊交／旧交 (jiùjiāo)
舊友／旧友 (jiùyǒu)
舊故／旧故 (jiùgù) (literary)
舊知／旧知 (jiùzhī) (literary)

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