# 女朋友
## Chinese

* 女朋友 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 女朋友 (Cantonese)

### Etymology

Most likely a calque of English girlfriend.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nǚpéngyou, nǚpéngyǒu
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ, ㄋㄩˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): neoi$^5$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): nui$^2$ pang$^3$ yiu$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ńg-phèn-yû
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lú-pêng-iú
    (Teochew, Peng'im): neng$^2$ pêng$^5$ iu$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$gniu-ban-yeu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nǚpéngyou
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔpéngyo̊u
*** Wade–Giles: nü$^3$-pʻêng$^2$-yu$^5$
*** Yale: nyǔ-péng-you
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuperng.iou
*** Palladius: нюйпэнъю (njujpɛnʺju)
*** Sinological IPA : /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯³/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nǚpéngyǒu
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔpéngyǒu
*** Wade–Giles: nü$^3$-pʻêng$^2$-yu$^3$
*** Yale: nyǔ-péng-yǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuperngyeou
*** Palladius: нюйпэнъю (njujpɛnʺju)
*** Sinological IPA : /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: neoi$^5$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
*** Yale: néuih pàhng yáuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: noey$^5$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nêu$^5$ peng$^4$ yeo$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɵy̯¹³ pʰɐŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: nui$^2$ pang$^3$ yiu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ⁿdui⁵⁵ pʰaŋ²² jiu²¹/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-phèn-yû
*** Hakka Romanization System: ng$^ˋ$ pen$^ˇ$ iu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ng$^3$ pen$^2$ yiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ pʰen¹¹ i̯u²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-phèn-yû
*** Hakka Romanization System: ng$^ˋ$ pen$^ˇ$ (r)iu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ng$^3$ pen$^2$ yiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ pʰen¹¹ (j)i̯u²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú-pêng-iú
*** Tâi-lô: lú-pîng-iú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lw'peng'iuo
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ¹³⁻²² iu⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: neng$^2$ pêng$^5$ iu$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nṳ́ng phêng iú
*** Sinological IPA : /nɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iu⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$gniu-ban-yeu
*** MiniDict: nyu$^去$ ban yeu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nyy-ban-hhieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲy²² bã⁵⁵ ɦiɤ²¹/

### Noun

女朋友
* girlfriend (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
       Wǒ nǚpéngyou xiánqì wǒ pàng. [Pinyin]
       My girlfriend doesn't like me being overweight.
       Chò góa ê lú-pêng-iú--lah--ho͘hⁿ! [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       Be my girlfriend!

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 女朋友, 女友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 女朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 女朋友, 女友, 馬子 humorous or derogatory |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 女朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 女朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 女娃子, 女娃娃, 女娃兒, 盤子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 𧊅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 女朋友, 攀西 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 女朋友, 女 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 女朋友, 女友, 女, 女女, 菜 derogatory |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 女朋友, 女 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 皮油 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 女朋友 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 女朋友 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 妹子朋友, 女朋友 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 女朋友 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 女朋友 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 女朋友 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 姼仔 GT |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 查某朋友 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 查某朋友 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 好的, 相好, 女朋友, 查某朋友 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 女朋友 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 女朋友 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 查某朋友 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 女朋友 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 女朋友 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 女朋友 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 女朋友 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 女朋友 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 女朋友 |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 女朋友 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 妹子 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
* (slang) 女盆友 (nǚpényǒu), 女票 (nǚpiào)

#### Coordinate terms

* 男朋友 (nánpéngyou)