益友

益友

Chinese

		benefit; increase	friend
simp. and trad. (益友)		益	友

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìyǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jik¹ jau⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): iak-iú / ek-iú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yìyǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihyeou
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jik¹ jau⁵
    • Yale: yīk yáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁷ jau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig¹ yeo⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iak-iú
    • Tâi-lô: iak-iú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iak'iuo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iak̚⁵⁻²⁴ iu⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ek-iú
    • Tâi-lô: ik-iú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ek'iuo
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁵ iu⁵³/

Noun

益友

1. (literary) friend and mentor; helpful friend; wise companion