# 好朋友
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hǎopéngyou, hǎopéngyǒu
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ, ㄏㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hou$^2$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hó-phèn-yû
* Eastern Min (BUC): hō̤-bèng-īu
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hó-pêng-iú
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$hau-ban-yeu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hǎopéngyou
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hǎopéngyo̊u
*** Wade–Giles: hao$^3$-pʻêng$^2$-yu$^5$
*** Yale: hǎu-péng-you
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haoperng.iou
*** Palladius: хаопэнъю (xaopɛnʺju)
*** Sinological IPA : /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯³/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hǎopéngyǒu
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hǎopéngyǒu
*** Wade–Giles: hao$^3$-pʻêng$^2$-yu$^3$
*** Yale: hǎu-péng-yǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haoperngyeou
*** Palladius: хаопэнъю (xaopɛnʺju)
*** Sinological IPA : /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hou$^2$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
*** Yale: hóu pàhng yáuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hou$^2$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hou$^2$ peng$^4$ yeo$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /hou̯³⁵ pʰɐŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hó-phèn-yû
*** Hakka Romanization System: ho$^ˋ$ pen$^ˇ$ iu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ho$^3$ pen$^2$ yiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ho³¹ pʰen¹¹ i̯u²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hó-phèn-yû
*** Hakka Romanization System: ho$^ˋ$ pen$^ˇ$ (r)iu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ho$^3$ pen$^2$ yiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ho³¹ pʰen¹¹ (j)i̯u²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: hō̤-bèng-īu
*** Sinological IPA : /ho³³⁻³⁵ $^{(p-)}$βɛiŋ⁵³⁻³³ $^{(Ø-)}$ŋieu³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó-pêng-iú
*** Tâi-lô: hó-pîng-iú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoy'peng'iuo
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ¹³⁻²² iu⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$hau-ban-yeu
*** MiniDict: hau$^去$ ban yeu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$hau-ban-hhieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /hɔ³³ bã⁵⁵ ɦiɤ²¹/

### Noun

好朋友
* good friend; best friend
       ...... jan$^1$ wai$^6$ zyu$^1$ tung$^4$ aap$^3$ hai$^6$ hou$^2$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$ [Jyutping]
       ... because pig and duck are good friends
* (chiefly Taiwan, euphemistic, slang) monthly friend; menstruation; period

#### Synonyms

| 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 |