# 老朋友
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎopéngyou, lǎopéngyǒu
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ, ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^5$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lāu-pêng-iú / láu-pêng-iú
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$lau-ban-yeu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎopéngyou
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎopéngyo̊u
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$-pʻêng$^2$-yu$^5$
*** Yale: lǎu-péng-you
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoperng.iou
*** Palladius: лаопэнъю (laopɛnʺju)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯³/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎopéngyǒu
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎopéngyǒu
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$-pʻêng$^2$-yu$^3$
*** Yale: lǎu-péng-yǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoperngyeou
*** Palladius: лаопэнъю (laopɛnʺju)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^5$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
*** Yale: lóuh pàhng yáuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^5$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^5$ peng$^4$ yeo$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯¹³ pʰɐŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-pêng-iú
*** Tâi-lô: lāu-pîng-iú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lauxpeng'iuo
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lau³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-pêng-iú
*** Tâi-lô: láu-pîng-iú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: law'peng'iuo
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$lau-ban-yeu
*** MiniDict: lau$^去$ ban yeu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$lau-ban-hhieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lɔ²² bã⁵⁵ ɦiɤ²¹/

### Noun

老朋友
* old friend
* (euphemistic) menstrual period

#### Synonyms

* (old friend):
* 以前的朋友 (yǐqián de péngyou)
* 故交 (gùjiāo) (literary)
* 故人 (gùrén) (literary)
* 故友 (gùyǒu)
* 故知 (gùzhī) (literary)
* 故舊／故旧 (gùjiù) (literary)
* 老友 (lǎoyǒu)
* 老朋 (Cantonese)
* 老盆友 (lǎopényǒu) (neologism, Internet, slang, humorous, cute-sounding)
* 老相識／老相识 (lǎoxiāngshí)
* 舊交／旧交 (jiùjiāo)
* 舊友／旧友 (jiùyǒu)
* 舊故／旧故 (jiùgù) (literary)
* 舊知／旧知 (jiùzhī) (literary)
* (menstrual period): 經期／经期 (jīngqī)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 月經, 月信, 月事, 潮信 euphemistic |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 月經, 例假 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 月經, 月事, 好朋友, 大姨媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 月經, 大姨媽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 月經, 例假 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 經脈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 月經, 身上 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 例假 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 好事 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 月經, 姊妹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 大姨媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 月經, 大姨媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 月經 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大姨媽, 姑婆, 例假 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 月經, 大姨媽, M |
| Gan | Lichuan | 身上 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 月期 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 月期 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 月期 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 月期 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 月期 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 月期 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 月事 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | mè-sù, 月經, 驚儂個 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 老馬 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 月經, 經水 dated, 老朋友, 老鬼三, 大姨媽 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 大尿, 月家 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 身上來 |

#### Derived terms

* 中國人民的老朋友／中国人民的老朋友 (Zhōngguó rénmín de lǎopéngyou)