# 朋友
## Chinese

* 朋友 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 朋友 (Cantonese)
* Pêng-iú (Southern Min)
* Bèng-iū (Eastern Min)

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): péngyou, péngyǒu
       (Zhuyin): ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ, ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): pong$^2$ you$^3$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): péngyou
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): pényou
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): pang$^4$ jau$^5$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): peng$^4$ jaau$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): pang$^3$ yiu$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): pung$^2$ iu
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): phèn-yû
    (Hailu, HRS): pen rhiu$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): pên$^2$ yu$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): peng$^1$ iou$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): bǎing-iǔ
* Eastern Min (BUC): bèng-īu
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): beng$^2$ iu$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pêng-iú / pn̂g-iú
    (Teochew, Peng'im): pêng$^5$ iu$^2$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): bang$^4$ jau$^5$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^6$ban-yeu$_6$ / $^2$ban-ieu$_3$ / $^2$ban-yeu$_6$ / $^2$bon-ieu$_3$; $^2$ban-ieu$_3$
** (Jinhua): $^2$pon-ieu$_3$; $^2$pen-ieu$_3$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): bong$^2$ iou$^3$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): beng$^2$ iu$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: péngyou
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: péngyo̊u
*** Wade–Giles: pʻêng$^2$-yu$^5$
*** Yale: péng-you
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: perng.iou
*** Palladius: пэнъю (pɛnʺju)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯³/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: péngyǒu
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: péngyǒu
*** Wade–Giles: pʻêng$^2$-yu$^3$
*** Yale: péng-yǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: perngyeou
*** Palladius: пэнъю (pɛnʺju)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: pong$^2$ you$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: pungju
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰoŋ²¹ iəu⁵³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: péngyou
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰəŋ²⁴ iɤu/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: pényou [Phonetic: pěnyou]
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): pen$^2$ you$^0$ [Phonetic: pen$^3$ you$^0$]
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰə̃²⁴⁻¹¹ iəɯ/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pang$^4$ jau$^5$
*** Yale: pàhng yáuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pang$^4$ jau$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: peng$^4$ yeo$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɐŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: peng$^4$ jaau$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɛŋ²¹ zau¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: pang$^3$ yiu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰaŋ²² jiu²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: pung$^2$ iu
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰuŋ²⁴ iu²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phèn-yû
*** Hakka Romanization System: pen$^ˇ$ iu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pen$^2$ yiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰen¹¹ i̯u²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phèn-yû
*** Hakka Romanization System: pen$^ˇ$ (r)iu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pen$^2$ yiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰen¹¹ (j)i̯u²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: pen rhiu$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰen⁵⁵ ʒiu⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: pên$^2$ yu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰɛn¹¹ iu⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: peng$^1$ iou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pʰəŋ¹¹ iəu⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bǎing-iǔ
*** Sinological IPA : /paiŋ²¹ iu²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: bèng-īu
*** Sinological IPA : /pɛiŋ⁵³⁻³³ $^{(Ø-)}$ŋieu³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: beng$^2$ iu$^3$ [Phonetic: beng$^5$ iu$^3$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: béng-iû
*** Sinological IPA : /pɛŋ¹³⁻²¹ iu⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: beng$^2$ iu$^3$ [Phonetic: beng$^5$ iu$^3$]
*** Sinological IPA : /pɛŋ¹³⁻²¹ iu³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Jinjiang, Philippines, Penang, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-iú
*** Tâi-lô: pîng-iú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: peng'iuo
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² iu⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/
*** IPA (Singapore): /peŋ²⁴⁻²¹ iu⁴²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Penang): /peŋ²³⁻²¹ iu⁴⁴⁵/
** (Hokkien: Philippines, dated in Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pn̂g-iú
*** Tâi-lô: pn̂g-iú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: png'iuo
*** IPA (Philippines, Quanzhou): /pŋ̍²⁴⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: pêng$^5$ iu$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phêng iú
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iu⁵²/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: bang$^4$ jau$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pəŋ²¹ jəu²⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ban-yeu$_6$
*** MiniDict: ban$^去$ yeu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$ban-hhieu$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bã²² ɦiɤ⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$ban-ieu$_3$
*** MiniDict: ban$^平$ ieu$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /bã²² ʏ³³/
** (Northern: Chongming, Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^2$ban-yeu$_6$
*** MiniDict: ban$^平$ yeu$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /bã²⁴ iɵ/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /bã²² ɦiʏ⁵¹/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$bon-ieu$_3$; $^2$ban-ieu$_3$
*** MiniDict: bon$^平$ iu$^上$; ban$^平$ iu$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /boŋ²² iø⁵³/, /bɑŋ²² iø⁵³/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^2$pon-ieu$_3$; $^2$pen-ieu$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /poŋ³³ iu⁵³⁵/, /pəŋ³³ iu⁵³⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: bong$^2$ iou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pʊŋ¹³ i̯əu̯⁴¹/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /pən¹³ i̯əu̯⁴¹/
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: beng$^2$ iu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /b̥ɤŋ¹¹ i̯u³³/
* Middle Chinese: bong hjuwX
Rime :
| Character | 朋 | 友 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 登 (129) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 步崩切 | 云久切 |
| Baxter | bong | hjuwX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /bəŋ/ | /ɦɨu$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /bəŋ/ | /ɦiu$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /bəŋ/ | /ɣiəu$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /bəŋ/ | /ɦuw$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /bəŋ/ | /ɣiu$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /bəŋ/ | /ɣĭəu$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /bʱəŋ/ | /i̯ə̯u$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | péng | yǒu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | pang$^4$ | jau$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[b]ˤəŋ [ɢ]ʷəʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*bɯːŋ ɢʷɯʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 朋 | 友 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | péng | yǒu |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ bong › | ‹ hjuw$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[b]ˁəŋ/ | /*[ɢ]ʷəʔ/ |
| English | set of cowries; friend | friend |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 朋 | 友 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 9663 | 15596 |
| Phonetic component | 朋 | 又 |
| Rime group | 蒸 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 朋 | 有 |
| Old Chinese | /*bɯːŋ/ | /*ɢʷɯʔ/ |

#### Noun

朋友
* friend (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 位 m c)
    童年的朋友 ― tóngnián de péngyǒu ― childhood friend
    結交新朋友／结交新朋友 ― jiéjiāo xīn péngyǒu ― to make new friends
       ni$^1$ go$^3$ hai$^6$ ngo$^5$ go$^3$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$. [Jyutping]
       This is my friend.
       keoi$^5$ m$^4$ zi$^1$ keoi$^5$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$ uk$^1$ kei$^2$ hai$^2$ bin$^1$. [Jyutping]
       He doesn't know where his friend's house is.
       $^6$yi $^6$veq$_8$-shiau$_5$-teq$_7$ $^6$yi $^6$ban-yeu$_6$ $^7$oq-li$_6$ $^8$laq $^5$sa-di$_6$-faon$_1$ [Wugniu]
       He doesn't know where his friend's house is.
       I m̄ chai pêng-iú ê chhù tī tó-ūi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       He doesn't know where his friend's house is.
       i$^1$ m$^6$ zai$^1$ pêng$^5$ iu$^2$ gai$^5$ lai$^6$ do$^6$ di$^7$ go$^3$. [Peng'im]
       He doesn't know where his friend's house is.
       Nǐ de jìnkuàng duànxù cóng péngyǒu kǒu zhōng chuán dào wǒ ěrpàn. [Pinyin]
       Your news intermittently came to my ears through friends' words.
       Wǒ gēn tā zhēnde zhǐshì pǔtōng péngyǒu. [Pinyin]
       She and I are really just friends.
       Shìjiè shàng zuì kěbēi de shìqíng, mòguòyú nǐ xǐhuān tā, tā què zhǐ bǎ nǐ dāng péngyǒu. [Pinyin]
       The saddest thing in the world is liking someone but they only see you as a friend.
** (Hong Kong Cantonese) Term of address to a South Asian person.
* (euphemistic) boyfriend or girlfriend; partner

##### Synonyms

* (friend):
* 交遊 / 交游 (jiāoyóu) (literary)
* 友人 (yǒurén)
* 捧油 (pěngyóu) (slang)
* 捧由 (pěngyóu) (slang)
* 盆友 (pényǒu) (neologism, Internet slang, humorous, cute-sounding)
* 相與 / 相与 (xiāngyǔ) (literary)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 友, 朋, 朋友, 友人, 友生 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 朋友, 友人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 朋友, 老鐵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 朋友, 夥計 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 朋友, 耍得好 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 朋友, 夥計 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 朋友, 老把 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 朋友, 老夥計 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 朋友, 夥計 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 朋友 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 朋友, friend, friend子 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 朋友 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 朋友 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 朋友 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 朋友 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 朋友 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 朋友 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 朋友 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 朋友 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Jin | Datong | 朋友 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 朋友, 結拜 dated |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 朋友, 拜識 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Jin | Linhe | 朋友 |
| Jin | Jining | 朋友 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 朋友 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 朋友 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 朋友 |
| Jin | Handan | 朋友 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 朋友 |
| Jin | Suide | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 朋友, 朋友伙 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 朋友, 交丸 dated |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 朋友, 交丸 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 朋友, 交丸 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 朋友 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 朋友 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 朋子 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 朋 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 朋友 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 朋友 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 朋友 |
| Wu | Danyang | 朋友 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 朋友 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 朋友, 朋友家 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 朋友家, 朋友 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 朋友 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 朋友 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 朋友 |

##### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “friend”):
* 仇人 (chóurén)
* 仇家 (chóujiā)
* 仇敵 / 仇敌 (chóudí)
* 仇讎 / 仇雠 (chóuchóu) (literary)
* 寇仇 (kòuchóu) (literary)
* 對頭 / 对头 (duìtou)
* 對頭子 / 对头子 (Pingxiang Gan)
* 敵人 / 敌人 (dírén)

##### Hyponyms

* (friend): 好友 (hǎoyǒu, “good friend”), 老友 (lǎoyǒu, “old friend”)

##### Derived terms

* 三朋四友
* 交朋友
* 假朋友
* 做朋友
* 在家靠父母，出外靠朋友
* 夠朋友 / 够朋友
* 女朋友
* 好朋友
* 小朋友
* 朋友區間 / 朋友区间
* 朋友圈
* 朋友妻，不可欺
* 朋友有舊 / 朋友有旧
* 朋友有通財之義 / 朋友有通财之义
* 狐朋狗友 (húpénggǒuyǒu)
* 男朋友
* 老朋友
* 耍朋友
* 親戚朋友 / 亲戚朋友 (qīnqī péngyǒu)
* 談朋友 / 谈朋友
* 軋朋友 / 轧朋友
* 酒肉朋友

#### See also

* 賓朋／宾朋 (bīnpéng), 高朋 (gāopéng), 良朋 (liángpéng), 朋侶／朋侣 (pénglǚ)
* 筆友／笔友 (bǐyǒu), 網友／网友 (wǎngyǒu), 醉朋

#### Further reading

* “朋友”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): péngyǒu
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: péngyǒu
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: péngyǒu
*** Wade–Giles: pʻêng$^2$-yu$^3$
*** Yale: péng-yǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: perngyeou
*** Palladius: пэнъю (pɛnʺju)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɤŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

#### Noun

朋友
* (archaic) large number of retainers
* (archaic, Ming dynasty) designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students

##### Synonyms

* (large number of retainers): (archaic) 群臣 (qúnchén)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 朋友(ほうゆう) (hōyū)
* → Korean: 붕우(朋友) (bung'u)
* → Vietnamese: bằng hữu (朋友)
Others:
* → Hmong (Leng/Der): fim ywg
* → White Hmong: phooj ywg
* → Zhuang: baengzyoux

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 朋 | 友 |
| ほう Jinmeiyō | ゆう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||
/hoː iu/ → /hoːjiu/ → /hoːjuː/
From Middle Chinese compound 朋友 (MC bong hjuwX).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ほーゆう [hòóyúú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ho̞ːjɯ̟ː]

#### Noun

朋(ほう)友(ゆう) • (hōyū)  (alternative reading hiragana ぼうゆう, rōmaji bōyū, historical hiragana ぼういう)
* (uncommon) a friend
    Synonyms: 友達 (tomodachi), 仲間 (nakama), 友人 (yūjin) (more common)
    Antonym: 仇敵 (kyūteki)

##### Derived terms

* 知己(ちき)朋友(ほうゆう) (chiki hōyū, “acquaintance”)

##### Proverbs

* 善(ぜん)を責(せ)むるは朋友(ほうゆう)の道(みち)なり (zen o semuru wa hōyū no michi nari)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 朋 | 友 |
| ぽん Jinmeiyō | ゆう Grade: 2 |
| irregular ||
* Alternative spellings
* ポンユー ポン友
Borrowing from Mandarin 朋友 (péngyǒu).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ポンユー [pòń'yúú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [põ̞ɰ̃jɯ̟ː]

#### Noun

朋友(ポンユー) • (pon'yū)
* (slang, dated) a friend

### References

* 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 朋 | 友 |

### Noun

朋友
* chữ Hán form of bằng hữu (“companion”).