密友

密友

Chinese

		secret; confidential; close secret; confidential; close; thick; dense	friend
simp. and trad. (密友)		密	友

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mìyǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mat⁶ jau⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): bi̍t-iú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mìyǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mihyeou
    • IPA ^(key): /mi⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mat⁶ jau⁵
    • Yale: maht yáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁹ jau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: med⁶ yeo⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚² jɐu̯¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bi̍t-iú
    • Tâi-lô: bi̍t-iú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bid'iuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bit̚⁴⁻³² iu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bit̚²⁴⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ iu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bit̚⁴⁻³² iu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bit̚⁴⁻³² iu⁴¹/

Noun

密友

1. close friend

Usage notes

• This term is usually used to describe a woman's close (female) friend.

Derived terms

閨中密友／闺中密友 (guīzhōng mìyǒu)