# 交朋友
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiāo péngyou, jiāo péngyǒu
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ, ㄐㄧㄠ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau$^1$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gao$^1$ beng$^2$ iu$^3$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$ciau $^6$ban-yeu$_6$; $^1$kau $^6$ban-yeu$_6$ / $^1$ciau $^2$ban-ieu$_3$; $^1$ciau $^2$bon-ieu$_3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiāo péngyou
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiao péngyo̊u
*** Wade–Giles: chiao$^1$ pʻêng$^2$-yu$^5$
*** Yale: jyāu péng-you
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiau perng.iou
*** Palladius: цзяо пэнъю (czjao pɛnʺju)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯³/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiāo péngyǒu
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiao péngyǒu
*** Wade–Giles: chiao$^1$ pʻêng$^2$-yu$^3$
*** Yale: jyāu péng-yǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiau perngyeou
*** Palladius: цзяо пэнъю (czjao pɛnʺju)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaau$^1$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
*** Yale: gāau pàhng yáuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaau$^1$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gao$^1$ peng$^4$ yeo$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːu̯⁵⁵ pʰɐŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gao$^1$ beng$^2$ iu$^3$ [Phonetic: gao$^5$ eng$^5$ ngiu$^3$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gau-béng-iû
*** Sinological IPA : /kau⁵³³⁻²¹ $^{(p-)}$ɛŋ¹³⁻²¹ $^{(Ø-)}$ŋiu⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gao$^1$ beng$^2$ iu$^3$ [Phonetic: gao$^5$ beng$^5$ ngiu$^3$]
*** Sinological IPA : /kau⁵³³⁻²¹ pɛŋ¹³⁻²¹ $^{(Ø-)}$ŋiu³³²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$ciau $^6$ban-yeu$_6$; $^1$kau $^6$ban-yeu$_6$
*** MiniDict: ciau$^平$ ban$^去$ yeu$^去$; kau$^平$ ban$^去$ yeu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$jiau $^3$ban-hhieu$_3$; $^1$kau $^3$ban-hhieu$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɔ⁴⁴ bã²² ɦiɤ⁴⁴/, /kɔ⁴⁴ bã²² ɦiɤ⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$ciau $^2$ban-ieu$_3$; $^1$ciau $^2$bon-ieu$_3$
*** MiniDict: ciau$^平$ ban$^平$ iu$^上$; ciau$^平$ bon$^平$ iu$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕiɔ³³⁴ bɑŋ²² iø⁵³/, /t͡ɕiɔ³³⁴ boŋ²² iø⁵³/

### Verb

交⫽朋友 (verb-object)
* to make friends
* to be dating; to go steady

#### Synonyms

* (to make friends):
* 交友 (jiāoyǒu)
* 交接 (jiāojiē)
* 交結 / 交结 (Hokkien)
* 交遊 / 交游 (jiāoyóu)
* 相交 (xiāngjiāo)
* 相捌 (Hokkien, Teochew)
* 相熟 (Hokkien)
* 相識 / 相识 (xiāngshí)
* 知遇 (zhīyù) (literary)
* 結交 / 结交 (jiéjiāo)
* 結交朋友 / 结交朋友 (jiéjiāo péngyǒu)
* 締交 / 缔交 (dìjiāo) (literary)
* 訂交 / 订交 (dìngjiāo)
* 軋朋友 / 轧朋友 (chiefly Shanghainese, dialectal Mandarin)
* (to go steady):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 談戀愛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 搞對象 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 搞對象兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 戀愛, 搞對象, 處朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 處對象, 處朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 處朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 搞對象兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象兒, 交朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 談戀愛 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 搞對象 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 搞對象 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 搞對象 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 談戀愛, 談對象, 搞對象 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 搞對象 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 搞對象兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 談戀愛 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 戀愛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 戀愛, 相好兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 談戀愛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 談戀愛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 尋對象 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 戀愛, 搞對象, 說媳婦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 戀愛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 談戀愛, 談對象 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 戀愛, 談對象 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 戀愛, 找對象 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 找對象 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 談戀愛, 談對象 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 談戀愛, 耍朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 耍朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 耍朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 講戀愛, 耍朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 耍朋友, 交朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 談戀愛, 耍朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 講戀愛, 耍朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 找朋友, 找對象 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 談朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 說媳婦, 談媳婦, 談朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 戀愛, 玩朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 搞對象 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 談戀愛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 談對象 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 談戀愛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 交朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 談朋友, 拍拖, 談婚 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 戀愛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 戀愛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 談戀愛, 談對象, 談親事 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友, 談人, 談人家 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 談對象 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 談戀愛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 談戀愛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 談戀愛, 戀愛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 談戀愛, 找對象 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 找對象, 找朋友 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 拍拖, 拖手仔, 行街, 談戀愛 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 拍拖, 拖手仔, 談戀愛, 行埋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 拍拖, 拖手仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 偷豆, 掹葵尾 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 拍拖 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 拍拖 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 談戀愛, 拍拖 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 拍拖 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 戀愛 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 拍拖 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 談婚 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 談婚 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 談戀愛 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 搞對象, 戀愛 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 |
| Jin | Datong | 搞對象 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 談戀愛, 找對象, 搞對象 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 找對象 |
| Jin | Linhe | 找對象 |
| Jin | Jining | 找對象 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 搞戀愛 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jin | Handan | 戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 談戀愛, 搞對象 |
| Jin | Suide | 搞對象 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 拍拖 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 拍拖 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 抓沙 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 相悅, 戀愛 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 捻草心 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 拍拖 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 拍拖 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 拍拖 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 行, 相行, 拍拖 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 談戀愛, 談朋友, 談敲定, 軋朋友 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 談朋友, 交朋友 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 談朋友, 找對象, 軋朋友 |

### Noun

交朋友
* (Puxian Min, poker) a four-player poker game

### References

* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “交朋友”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 198.