驢友

See also: 驴友

Chinese

	donkey	friend
trad. (驢友)	驢	友
simp. (驴友)	驴	友
Literally: “donkey friend”.

Etymology

Derived wittily from the homophonic 旅友 (lǚyǒu, “travel companion”) or near-homophonic 旅游 (“to travel; travelling”), utilising the "3rd tone + 3rd tone → 2nd tone + 3rd tone" tone sandhi pattern in the Beijing dialect.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǘyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˊ ㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ jau⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǘyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˊ ㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lyúyǒu
  - Wade–Giles: lü²-yu³
  - Yale: lyú-yǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuyeou
  - Palladius: люйю (ljujju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: leoi⁴ jau⁵
  - Yale: lèuih yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ jau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ yeo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³/

Noun

驢友

(neologism) travel companion; fellow traveller