朋 (pang4 | peng2) : friend

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朋

pang4

peng2

1] [n] friend; pal; acquaintance [2] [n] group; clique

Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 月 (#74)

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

朋

This word has been viewed 14707 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

老朋 lou5 pang4*2/paang4*2 lao3 peng2 = old friend 粵

老朋友 lou5 pang4 jau5 lao3 peng2 you3 = old friend

做朋友 zou6 pang4 jau5 = to make friends

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

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

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

朋比為奸 pang4 bei3 wai4 gaan1 peng2 bi3 wei2 jian1 = to conspire; to gang up

朋黨 pang4 dong2 peng2 dang3 = clique

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

有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎 jau5 pang4 zi6 jyun5 fong1 loi4, bat1 jik6 lok6 fu4 = very happy because a friend has come from a faraway place

朋輩壓力 pang4 bui3 aat3 lik6 peng2 bei4 ya1 li4 = peer pressure

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

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

朋輩 pang4 bui3 peng2 bei4 = peer

碩大無朋 sek6 daai6 mou4 pang4 shuo4 da4 wu2 peng2 = gigantic; huge; enormous

賓朋 ban1 pang4 bin1 peng2 = visitor; guest

陳志朋 can4 zi3 pang4 chen2 zhi4 peng2 = Benny Julian Chen

蘇有朋 sou1 jau5 pang4 su1 you3 peng2 = Tommy Alec Su

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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.

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]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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