姬友

Chinese

		surname; women	friend
trad. (姬友)		姬	友
simp. ^#(姬友)		姬	友

Etymology

From 基友 (jīyǒu), with 基 (jī, “gay”) replaced with the homophonic 姬 (jī, “beauty; concubine”) to indicate femininity, possibly influenced by Japanese 姫(ひめ) (hime, “princess, woman”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ jau⁵, gei¹ jau^5-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiyǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-yu³
  - Yale: jī-yǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiyeou
  - Palladius: цзию (cziju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ jau⁵, gei¹ jau^5-2
  - Yale: gēi yáuh, gēi yáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ jau⁵, gei¹ jau^5-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ yeo⁵, géi¹ yeo^5-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/, /kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

Noun

姬友

(neologism) lesbian friend
(neologism) good friend; close friend; buddy (of a woman)

Synonyms

(good friend): (male) 基友 (jīyǒu), (female) 閨蜜／闺蜜 (guīmì)

姬友

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