友 (jau5 | you3) : friend; friendship

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友

jau5

you3

[1] [n] friend; companion; friendly; friendship [2] fraternity; fraternal love [3] [v] befriend

Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 又 (#29)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

友

Don't confuse with:
反

This word has been viewed 19126 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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小朋友 siu2 pang4 jau5 xiao3 peng2 you3 = children

朋友 pang4 jau5 peng2 you5 = friend

女朋友 neoi5 pang4 jau5 nv3 peng2 you3 = girlfriend

男朋友 naam4 pang4 jau5 nan2 peng2 you5 = boyfriend

老友 lou5 jau5 lao3 you3 = old friend, good friend

好友 hou2 jau5 hao3 you3 = a sidekick; a good friend

老朋友 lou5 pang4 jau5 lao3 peng2 you3 = old friend

做朋友 zou6 pang4 jau5 = to make friends

校友 haau6 jau5 xiao4 you3 = schoolmate; alumni; old boy

好朋友 hou2 pang4 jau5 hao3 peng2 you5 = a good friend

男友 naam4 jau5 nan2 you3 = male friend; boyfriend

道友 dou6 jau5 dao4 you3 = drug addict 粵

教友 gaau3 jau5 jiao4 you3 = brethren; fellow believer

老友記 lou5 jau5 gei3 lao3 you3 ji4 = very close friend

會友 wui6 jau5 hui4 you3 = membership; member of the same organization

女友 neoi5 jau5 nv3 you3 = girlfriend

網友 mong5 jau5 wang3 you3 = online friend; Internet user

酒肉朋友 zau2 juk6 pang4 jau5 jiu3 rou4 peng2 you3 = fair-weather friend

三朋四友 saam1 pang4 sei3 jau5 san1 peng2 si4 you3 = friends; cronies

校友會 haau6 jau5 wui6*2 xiao4 you3 hui4 = alumni association

友誼 jau5 ji4 you3 yi4 = friendship; companionship; fellowship

友愛 jau5 oi3 you3 ai4 = friendly affection

友情 jau5 cing4 you3 qing2 = friendship

友好 jau5 hou2 you3 hao3 = friendly (relations)

友人 jau5 jan4 you3 ren2 = a friend

戰友 zin3 jau5 zhan4 you3 = comrade-in-arms

屎友 si2 jau5*2 shi3 you3 = amateur; newbie 粵

親友 can1 jau5 qin1 you3 = relatives and friends; kith and kin

發燒友 faat3 siu1 jau5*2 fa1 shao1 you3 = fan; fanatic; enthusiast

盟友 mang4 jau5 meng2 you3 = ally

交友 gaau1 jau5 jiao1 you3 = make friends; friendship, courtship

工友 gung1 jau5 = "my labor friend"

損友 syun2 jau5 = an injurious friend; bad company

嫖友 piu4 jau5*2 = friend in visiting prostitutes

窗友 coeng1 jau5*2 = schoolmate

豬朋狗友 zyu1 pang4 gau2 jau5 = bad company; a gang of scoundrels 粵

親朋戚友 can1 pang4 cik1 jau5 qin1 peng2 qi1 you3 = kith and kin; friends and family

傍友 bong6 jau5*2 = enablers, "yes men"

自己友 zi6 gei2 jau5*2 = in-group; fellow triad; one's own people 粵

麻煩友 maa4 faan4 jau5*2 = an annoying/troublesome friend

字頭友 zi6 tau4 jau5 = member of a secret or triad society

黑社會字頭友 haak1 se5 wui6*2 zi6 tau4 jau5*2 = member of a triad or secret society

三合會字頭友 saam1 hap6 wui6*2 zi6 tau4 jau5*2 = member of a triad or secret society

環境友好 waan4 ging2 jau5 hou2 huan2 jing4 you3 hao3 = environment-friendly

室友 sat1 jau5 shi4 you3 = roommate

教友大會 gaau3 jau5 daai6 wui6*2 jiao4 you3 da4 hui4 = a church conference

普通朋友 pou2 tung1 pang4 jau5 = a common friend, a regular friend

拖友 to1 jau5*2 = [n] a lover 粵

友仔 jau5*2 zai2 = [n] an informal way of referring to someone 粵

嗰條友仔 go2 tiu4 jau5*2 zai2 = [n] an informal way of referring to someone ("that guy") 粵

友邦 jau5 bong1 = [n] a friendly nation

友善 jau5 sin6 you3 shan4 = amicability; fraternization; friendship

友好訪問 jau5 hou2 fong2 man6 you3 hao3 fang3 wen4 = a friendly visit

友誼比賽 jau5 ji4 bei2 coi3 you3 yi4 bi3 sai4 = a friendly competition, a friendly match

密友 mat6 jau5 mi4 you3 = close friend

師友 si1 jau5 shi1 you3 = friend who you can seek advice

劈友 pek3 jau5*2 = triad fighting 粵

刮友 gwaat3 jau5*2 = to be on the lookout for someone; to be hunting someone 粵

白領友 baak6 leng5 jau5*2 bai2 ling3 you3 = a white collar worker

炒友 caau2 jau5*2 chao3 you3 = a speculator

大炮友 daai6 paau3 jau5*2 = a liar

虧友 kwai1 jau5*2 = refers to a physically weak person, a person in poor health

滾友 gwan2 jau5*2 gun3 you3 = a cheat; a swindler; one who patronizes prostitutes

荷包友 ho4 baau1 jau5*2 = a pickpocket 粵

書友 syu1 jau5*2 = old term for classmate, schoolmate

口痕友 hau2 han4 jau5*2 = someone who (loves to) talk too much (lit., "itching mouth guy")

沙田友 saa1 tin4 jau5*2 = the people living in Sha Tin (Hong Kong) 粵

波友 bo1 jau5*2 = playmate in ball game 粵

狐朋狗友 wu4 pang4 gau2 jau5 hu2 peng2 gou3 you3 = bad company; a gang of scoundrels

友誼賽 jau5 ji4 coi3 you3 yi4 sai4 = a friendly competition, a friendly match

友誼會 jau5 ji4 wui6*2 you3 yi4 hui4 = friendship association

筆友 bat1 jau5 bi3 you3 = a penpal

球友 kau4 jau5 qiu2 you3 = ball games friend / friends

重色輕友 cung5 sik1 hing1 jau5 zhong4 se4 qing1 you3 = describes a person who treats love interests better than friends

交朋友 gaau1 pang4 jau5 jiao1 peng2 you3 = to make friends (with)

徵友 zing1 jau5 zheng1 you3 = looking for partners/romantic companions/friends

飛機友 fei1 gei1 yau5 fei1 ji1 you3 = someone who always cancels or doesn't turn up for appointments 粵

老友鬼鬼 lou5 jau5*2 gwai2 gwai2 lao3 you3 gui3 gui3 = old buddies; old friends; to have a long term friendship 粵

大奅友 daai6 paau3 jau5*2 = a person who exaggerates or boasts 粵

西裝友 sai1 zong1 jau5 xi1 zhuang1 you3 = someone who wears a western style suit 粵

冧友 lam3 jau5*2 = to kill 粵

友儕 jau5 caai4 you3 chai2 = peer; peer group

白粉友 baak6 fan2 jau5*2 bai2 fen3 you3 = heroin addict 粵

摺友 zip3 jau5*2 zhe2 you3 = a loner; a unsociable person 粵

友誼小姐 jau5 ji4 siu2 ze2 you3 yi4 xiao3 jie3 = Miss Congeniality

摯友 zi3 jau5 zhi4 you3 = close friend; intimate friend; bosom friend

良師益友 loeng4 si1 jik1 jau5 liang2 shi1 yi4 you3 = good teacher and beneficial friend

亦師亦友 jik6 si1 jik6 jau5 yi4 shi1 yi4 you3 = sb. who is both a mentor and a friend

龍友 lung4 jau5 = amateur photographer, an area of otaku(obsessive) culture

友邦保險公司 jau5 bong1 bou2 him2 gung1 si1 you3 bang1 bao3 xian3 gong1 si1 = American International Group (AIG) insurance company

驢友 leoi4 jau5 = tour pals

信友 seon3 jau5 xin4 you3 = variant of 教友

陳友 can4 jau5 chen2 you3 = Anthony Chan

張學友 zoeng1 hok6 jau5 zhang1 xue2 you3 = Jacky Cheung

Showing all 35 examples containing 友

我聽日同朋友出街呀。粵
I'm going out with my friends tomorrow.

你有冇男朋友呀? 粵
Do you have a boyfriend?

上星期日我同啲朋友一齊食晚飯。粵
Last Sunday, I had dinner with my friends together.

小明同小芳係好朋友。粵
Siu Ming and Siu Fong are good friends.

我介紹我男朋友畀你識粵
Let me introduce my boyfriend.
[lit. I introduce me boyfriend give you know.]

你見過佢個女朋友未呀？粵
Have you seen his girlfriend before?

嘩！你個男朋友咁鬼樣衰㗎! 粵
Oh my god! Your boyfriend is so ugly!
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131797,131965#msg-131965]

王先生是我爸爸的好朋友。國
Mr. Wong is a good friend of my father.

喺聖誕節，我哋會大宴親友粵
At Christmas we will have a big party.

有個波蘭朋友嚟咗探我。粵
A Polish friend has come to visit me.

佢喺個帳篷前面等緊朋友粵
He's in front of a tent, waiting for his friend.
[Lit. He at [counter] camping-tent front-face waiting friend]

你哋呢，係咪有好多男朋友㗎粵
You must be popular with the boys!
[Lit. you [plural] [clause delimiter], is-or-is-it-not have many boyfriend [particle]]

有條友企喺張枱上便粵
There's a guy standing on the table.
[Lit. Have [counter] friend stand at table on-top. 條友 is an set expression for "guy".]

你要出賣你啲朋友粵
You need to sell out your friends.

點呀?又同女朋友嗌交咧? 粵
What's the matter? Bickering with your girlfriend again?

今日我同我女朋友掟煲粵
I broke up with my girlfriend today.

對得起朋友
be a true friend

我的朋友在一個中學打工。國
My friend has a part-time job at a high school.

唔食菜嘅小朋友唔准食甜品粵
Children who don't eat their vegetables aren't allowed to eat dessert.

點解佢冇女朋友？生得唔靚仔囉! 粵
Why doesn't he have a girlfriend? Because he's not handsome, of course!

阿媽同我女朋友傾到好投契粵
My mom and girlfriend are having such a kindred conversation.

佢女朋友嘅腳好嫋粵
His girlfriend's legs are so slender.

這兒敗家子只會跟一班豬朋狗友吃喝嫖賭！國
The only thing this good-for-nothing son does is to go around with some bad company and engage in all kinds of vice activities.

佢為家庭朋友不怕忍辱負重粵
He is unafraid to go through humiliation for the sake of family and friends.

董先生偷拍女朋友的十來歲的女兒洗澡國
Mr. Dong is taking pictures of his girlfriend's teenage daughter bathing without her knowledge.

我以為有個攝影師做男朋友，佢一定會幫我影好多靚相，殊不知佢一張相都冇幫我影過。粵
I had the idea that by having a photographer as boyfriend, I would have many of my pictures taken. Little did I know that none of the photographs were of me.

今日成朝開籠雀噉梗係男朋友返咗嚟粵
She’s been talking non-stop the whole morning. Probably because the boyfriend has come back.
[Alternative (more literal) translation: She was singing the whole morning like a bird (not in captivity). The boyfriend must have returned to her.]

我而家同朋友HEA緊。粵
Right now, I'm hanging out with my friends.
["Hea-ing" can directly replace "hanging out."]

嗰條友真係好kai啊！粵
That guy is really nerdy!

個衰仔識埋成班豬朋狗友！粵
My naughty kid has made friends with so many bad people.

條友仔掗掗拃拃噉，真係好鬼麻煩！粵
That over self-entitled person is really troublesome!

嗰條友剩係得個講字﹐唔使理佢。粵
That guy is just all talk and no action. Pay no attention to him.

琴晚佢飲到好醉，跟住鹹鹹濕濕噉搓我女朋友對波。粵
Last night he got really drunk and then lecherously fondled my girlfriend's breasts.
[Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096]

我企喺朋友間屋嘅屋頂上面粵
I'm standing on the roof of my friend's house.
[Equivalently: 我企喺朋友間屋嘅屋頂度]

年卅晚同家人喺度𨅝檯腳, 點知得咁啱男朋友又預訂咗情人節喺呢度食燭光晚餐。粵
I had my reunion dinner with my family here on Chinese New Year's Eve. Little did I know that my boyfriend made a reservation to have our candlelight dinner in this same place on Valentine's day.

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