故舊

Chinese

		happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	old (opposite of new); former
trad. (故舊)		故	舊
simp. (故旧)		故	旧
anagram		舊故／旧故

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gùjiù

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ gau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gùjiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gùjiòu
  - Wade–Giles: ku⁴-chiu⁴
  - Yale: gù-jyòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhjiow
  - Palladius: гуцзю (guczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu³ gau⁶
  - Yale: gu gauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ gau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu³ geo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ kɐu̯²²/

Noun

故舊

(literary) old friend

Synonyms

故交 (gùjiāo) (literary)
故人 (gùrén) (literary)
故友 (gùyǒu)
故知 (gùzhī) (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)