# 男朋友
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nánpéngyou, nánpéngyǒu
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ, ㄋㄢˊ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): naam$^4$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nàm-phèn-yû
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lâm-pêng-iú
    (Teochew, Peng'im): lam$^5$ pêng$^5$ iu$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$noe-ban-yeu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nánpéngyou
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nánpéngyo̊u
*** Wade–Giles: nan$^2$-pʻêng$^2$-yu$^5$
*** Yale: nán-péng-you
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanperng.iou
*** Palladius: наньпэнъю (nanʹpɛnʺju)
*** Sinological IPA : /nän³⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯³/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nánpéngyǒu
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nánpéngyǒu
*** Wade–Giles: nan$^2$-pʻêng$^2$-yu$^3$
*** Yale: nán-péng-yǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanperngyeou
*** Palladius: наньпэнъю (nanʹpɛnʺju)
*** Sinological IPA : /nän³⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: naam$^4$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
*** Yale: nàahm pàhng yáuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: naam$^4$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nam$^4$ peng$^4$ yeo$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /naːm²¹ pʰɐŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nàm-phèn-yû
*** Hakka Romanization System: nam$^ˇ$ pen$^ˇ$ iu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: nam$^2$ pen$^2$ yiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /nam¹¹ pʰen¹¹ i̯u²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nàm-phèn-yû
*** Hakka Romanization System: nam$^ˇ$ pen$^ˇ$ (r)iu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: nam$^2$ pen$^2$ yiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /nam¹¹ pʰen¹¹ (j)i̯u²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâm-pêng-iú
*** Tâi-lô: lâm-pîng-iú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lampeng'iuo
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lam²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lam²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lam¹³⁻²² piɪŋ¹³⁻²² iu⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: lam$^5$ pêng$^5$ iu$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lâm phêng iú
*** Sinological IPA : /lam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iu⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$noe-ban-yeu
*** MiniDict: noe$^去$ ban yeu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$noe-ban-hhieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /nø²² bã⁵⁵ ɦiɤ²¹/

### Noun

男朋友
* boyfriend (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
       Wǒ nánpéngyou zhēnde shì tài bàng la. [Pinyin]
       My boyfriend is really awesome.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 男朋友, 男友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 男朋友, 男友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 男朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 男朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 男朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蓋蓋兒, 蓋蓋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 男朋友 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 男朋友 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 男朋友, 男友, 仔, 男仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 芒啟 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 男朋友 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 男朋友 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 男仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 男朋友 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 男朋友 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 男朋友 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 男朋友 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 男朋友 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 男朋友 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 男朋友 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 男朋友 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 丈夫朋友 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 丈夫朋友 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 男朋友, 丈夫朋友 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 男朋友 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 丈夫朋友 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 男朋友 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 男朋友 |
* (slang) 男盆友 (nánpényǒu), 男票 (nánpiào), 藍朋友／蓝朋友

#### Coordinate terms

* 女朋友 (nǚpéngyou)