故友

Chinese

		happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	friend
simp. and trad. (故友)		故	友

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gùyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ jau⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gùyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gùyǒu
  - Wade–Giles: ku⁴-yu³
  - Yale: gù-yǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhyeou
  - Palladius: гую (guju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    固友
    固有
    故友
    故有
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gu³ jau⁵
  - Yale: gu yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ jau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu³ yeo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ jɐu̯¹³/
  - Homophones:
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    固有
    故友

Noun

故友

old friend
deceased friend; late friend

Synonyms

(old friend):

故交 (gùjiāo) (literary)
故人 (gùrén) (literary)
故知 (gùzhī) (literary)
故舊 / 故旧 (gùjiù) (literary)
老友 (lǎoyǒu)
老朋 (Cantonese)
老朋友
老盆友 (lǎopényǒu) (neologism, Internet, slang, humorous, cute-sounding)
老相識 / 老相识 (lǎoxiāngshí)
舊交 / 旧交 (jiùjiāo)
舊友 / 旧友 (jiùyǒu)
舊故 / 旧故 (jiùgù) (literary)
舊知 / 旧知 (jiùzhī) (literary)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (故友):

→ Japanese: 故(こ)友(ゆう) (koyū)
→ Korean: 고우(故友) (gou)