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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 9726 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 all 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]
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]]
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."] |
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