病友

Chinese
 
ailment; illness; disease
ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect
 friend
simp. and trad.
(病友)		 病 友

Pronunciation

Noun

病友

  1. wardmate; friend made while staying at a hospital; (in general) fellow disease patient; person with whom one shares a medical condition

Japanese
Kanji in this term
病 友
びょう
Grade: 3		 ゆう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Sinitic compound of 病 (byō, “sick”) +‎ 友 (yū, “friend”). Compare Mandarin 病友 (bìngyǒu, “wardmate; a friend made in hospital”).

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) びょーゆう [byòóyúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [bʲo̞ːjɯ̟ᵝː]

    Noun

    病(びょう)友(ゆう) • (byōyū) ←びやういう (byauiu)?

    1. a sick friend, a friend who is ill
    2. different people who have the same disease (not necessarily friends)

    References
    1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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