# friend子
## Chinese

| | | friend | (noun suffix) |
| simp. and trad. (friend子) | simp. and trad. (friend子) | friend | 子 |
| alternative forms | alternative forms | frd子 fd子 | frd子 fd子 |

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): fen$^1$ zi$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fen$^1$ zi$^2$
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fen$^1$ dzi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /fɛːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

### Noun

friend子
* (Cantonese) friend
** 2018, 曹震豪 [Wallis Cho] (lyrics and music), “Hi Boss”‎performed by 曹震豪 [Wallis Cho]:
       wan$^2$ ding$^6$ fen$^1$ zi$^2$ jam$^2$ bui$^1$ fong$^3$ sung$^1$ [Jyutping]
       [I've] asked some friends out for a drink to relax

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 友, 朋, 朋友, 友人, 友生 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 朋友, 友人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 朋友, 老鐵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 朋友, 夥計 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 朋友, 耍得好 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 朋友, 夥計 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 朋友, 老把 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 朋友, 老夥計 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 朋友, 夥計 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 朋友 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 朋友, friend, friend子 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 朋友 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 朋友 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 朋友 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 朋友 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 朋友 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 朋友 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 朋友 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 朋友 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Jin | Datong | 朋友 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 朋友, 結拜 dated |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 朋友, 拜識 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Jin | Linhe | 朋友 |
| Jin | Jining | 朋友 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 朋友 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 朋友 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 朋友 |
| Jin | Handan | 朋友 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 朋友 |
| Jin | Suide | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 朋友, 朋友伙 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 朋友, 交丸 dated |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 朋友, 交丸 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 朋友, 交丸 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 朋友 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 朋友 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 朋子 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 朋 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 朋友 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 朋友 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 朋友 |
| Wu | Danyang | 朋友 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 朋友 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 朋友, 朋友家 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 朋友家, 朋友 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 朋友 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 朋友 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 朋友 |