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女友

女友

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	friend
simp. and trad. (女友)		女	友

Noun

女友

girlfriend

Synonyms

女朋友 (nǚpéngyǒu)

See also

男友 (nányǒu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): nǚyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi⁵ jau⁵
Min Nan (POJ): lí-iú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: nǚyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄧㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuyeou
  - IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: neoi⁵ jau⁵
  - Yale: néuih yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ jau⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-iú
  - Tâi-lô: lí-iú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lyiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu⁴¹/