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朋友
pang4 jau5
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friend Level: 1 Google Frequency: 25,700,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 8301 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:朋 pang4 - friend友 jau5 - friend; friendship 9 compounds containing this word:小朋友 - children女朋友 - girlfriend 男朋友 - boyfriend 老朋友 - old friend 做朋友 - to make friends 好朋友 - a good friend 酒肉朋友 - fair-weather friend 普通朋友 - a common friend, a regular friend 交朋友 - to make friends (with) |
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Showing 10 of 28 examples containing 朋友 
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]
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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