親朋

Chinese

		dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring	friend
trad. (親朋)		親	朋
simp. (亲朋)		亲	朋

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīnpéng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣㄆㄥˊ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhin-pêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīnpéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣㄆㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cinpéng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻin¹-pʻêng²
  - Yale: chīn-péng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinperng
  - Palladius: циньпэн (cinʹpɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhin-pêng
  - Tâi-lô: tshin-pîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chinpeeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰin³³ piɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²³/

Noun

親朋

(collective) friends and relatives
- 親朋無一字，老病有孤舟。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  亲朋无一字，老病有孤舟。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. 767, Du Fu, 登岳陽樓
  Qīnpéng wú yī zì, lǎobìng yǒu gūzhōu. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 少時，三人下轎，賈政等忙接上大廳。如此親朋你來我去，也不能勝數。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  少时，三人下轿，贾政等忙接上大厅。如此亲朋你来我去，也不能胜数。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE
  Shǎoshí, sān rén xià jiào, Jiǎ Zhèng děng máng jiē shàng dàtīng. Rúcǐ qīnpéng nǐláiwǒqù, yě bùnéng shèng shǔ. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

親友／亲友 (qīnyǒu)