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友人

友人

Chinese

		friend	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (友人)		友	人

Noun

友人

friend

Synonyms

朋友 (péngyou)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
友	人
ゆう Grade: 2	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

友人 ‎(hiragana ゆうじん, romaji yūjin)

friend

Synonyms

友達 (ともだち) ‎(tomodachi)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǒurén

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ jan⁴
Min Nan (POJ): iú-lîn / iú-jîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yǒurén
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeouren
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    友人
    有人
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁵ jan⁴
  - Yale: yáuh yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ jɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iú-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: iú-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iwliin
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iú-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: iú-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iwjiin
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ʑin¹³/