道友
Chinese
direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk |
friend | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (道友) | 道 | 友 | |
| simp. #(道友) | 道 | 友 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàoyǒu
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄧㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàoyǒu
- Wade–Giles: tao4-yu3
- Yale: dàu-yǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawyeou
- Palladius: даою (daoju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dou6 jau5
- Yale: douh yáuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dou6 jau5
- Guangdong Romanization: dou6 yeo5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tou̯²² jɐu̯¹³/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
- Jyutping++: dou3 jaau5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɔu³² zau¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
道友
- (literary) friend of the Way
- (literary) friend that shares similar interests and goals
- (Cantonese) drug addict
- (Guangzhou Cantonese) opium user
Synonyms
- (drug addict):
Dialectal synonyms of 吸毒者 (“drug addict”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 吸毒者, 癮君子 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 吸毒鬼 |
| Dagudi (Maliba) | 吸毒人 | |
| Reshuitang (Longling) | 吸毒人 | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 吃毒的人 | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 吸毒人 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 道友, 白粉仔 |
| Hong Kong | 道友, 癮君子, 白粉友 H, 白粉佬 H, 白粉仔 H | |
| Dongguan | 道友, 白粉仔 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 白粉仔 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 白粉仔 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 白粉仔 | |
| Ipoh (Guangfu) | 道友 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 道友 | |
| Móng Cái | 癮煙 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 癮仙哥 |
| Tainan | 癮仙哥 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 白粉仙 | |
| Note | H - heroin addict | |