"老友" meaning in Chinese

See 老友 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /lau⁴¹⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /lau³³⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /lau³³⁻²¹ iu⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /lou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³/, /lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/, /lau⁴¹⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/, /lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/, /lau³³⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/, /lau³³⁻²¹ iu⁴¹/ Chinese transliterations: lǎoyǒu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lou⁵ jau⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lāu-iú, lǎoyǒu [Phonetic:láoyǒu] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], lǎoyǒu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], lao³-yu³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lǎu-yǒu [Mandarin, Yale], laoyeou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лаою [Mandarin, Palladius], laoju [Mandarin, Palladius], lóuh yáuh [Cantonese, Yale], lou⁵ jau⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lou⁵ yeo⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], lāu-iú [Hokkien, POJ], lāu-iú [Hokkien, Tai-lo], lauxiuo [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 老友
  1. (Cantonese) in a deep friendship Tags: Cantonese
    Sense id: en-老友-zh-adj-T86T8owC Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese

Noun

IPA: /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /lau⁴¹⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /lau³³⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /lau³³⁻²¹ iu⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /lou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³/, /lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/, /lau⁴¹⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/, /lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/, /lau³³⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/, /lau³³⁻²¹ iu⁴¹/ Chinese transliterations: lǎoyǒu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lou⁵ jau⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lāu-iú, lǎoyǒu [Phonetic:láoyǒu] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], lǎoyǒu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], lao³-yu³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lǎu-yǒu [Mandarin, Yale], laoyeou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лаою [Mandarin, Palladius], laoju [Mandarin, Palladius], lóuh yáuh [Cantonese, Yale], lou⁵ jau⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lou⁵ yeo⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], lāu-iú [Hokkien, POJ], lāu-iú [Hokkien, Tai-lo], lauxiuo [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 老友
  1. old friend; old pal Categories (topical): People Derived forms: 老友記, 老友记, 老友鬼鬼
    Sense id: en-老友-zh-noun-Yghoe~3y Disambiguation of People: 14 86 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Synonyms: 故交 (gùjiāo) [literary], 故人 (gùrén) [literary], 故友 (gùyǒu), 故知 (gùzhī) [literary], 故舊 (gùjiù) [literary], 故旧 (gùjiù) [literary], 老朋 [Cantonese], 老朋友, 老盆友 (lǎopényǒu) (english: cute-sounding) [Internet, humorous, neologism, slang], 老相識 (lǎoxiāngshí), 老相识 (lǎoxiāngshí), 舊交 (jiùjiāo), 旧交 (jiùjiāo), 舊友 (jiùyǒu), 旧友 (jiùyǒu), 舊故 (jiùgù) [literary], 旧故 (jiùgù) [literary], 舊知 (jiùzhī) [literary], 旧知 (jiùzhī) [literary]
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          "roman": "gùjiāo",
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          "word": "故交"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gùrén",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "故人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gùyǒu",
          "word": "故友"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gùzhī",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "故知"
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        {
          "roman": "gùjiù",
          "tags": [
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          "roman": "gùjiù",
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          "roman": "lǎopényǒu",
          "tags": [
            "Internet",
            "humorous",
            "neologism",
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          ],
          "word": "老盆友"
        },
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          "roman": "lǎoxiāngshí",
          "word": "老相識"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lǎoxiāngshí",
          "word": "老相识"
        },
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          "roman": "jiùjiāo",
          "word": "舊交"
        },
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          "roman": "jiùjiāo",
          "word": "旧交"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiùyǒu",
          "word": "舊友"
        },
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          "roman": "jiùyǒu",
          "word": "旧友"
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          "word": "舊故"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "舊知"
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          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎoyǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ jau⁵"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "lāu-iú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎoyǒu [Phonetic:láoyǒu]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎoyǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lao³-yu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎu-yǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laoyeou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лаою"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laoju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lóuh yáuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ jau⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ yeo⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lāu-iú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lāu-iú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lauxiuo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻²¹ iu⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: láoyǒu]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻²¹ iu⁴¹/"
    }
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  "word": "老友"
}

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      "zh-pron": "lāu-iú"
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
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      "tags": [
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "lǎoyǒu"
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    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "lao³-yu³"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎu-yǒu"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laoyeou"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лаою"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laoju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lóuh yáuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ jau⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ yeo⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lāu-iú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lāu-iú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lauxiuo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻²¹ iu⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: láoyǒu]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻²¹ iu⁴¹/"
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  "word": "老友"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "tags": [
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "lao³-yu³"
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      "zh-pron": "lǎu-yǒu"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "lóuh yáuh"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ jau⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ yeo⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lāu-iú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lāu-iú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lauxiuo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻²¹ iu⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: láoyǒu]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻²¹ iu⁴¹/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "gùjiāo",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "故交"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gùrén",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "故人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gùyǒu",
      "word": "故友"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gùzhī",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "故知"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gùjiù",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "故舊"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gùjiù",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "故旧"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "老朋"
    },
    {
      "word": "老朋友"
    },
    {
      "english": "cute-sounding",
      "roman": "lǎopényǒu",
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "humorous",
        "neologism",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "老盆友"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lǎoxiāngshí",
      "word": "老相識"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lǎoxiāngshí",
      "word": "老相识"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiùjiāo",
      "word": "舊交"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiùjiāo",
      "word": "旧交"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiùyǒu",
      "word": "舊友"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiùyǒu",
      "word": "旧友"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiùgù",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "舊故"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiùgù",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "旧故"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiùzhī",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "舊知"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiùzhī",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "旧知"
    }
  ],
  "word": "老友"
}

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    "Chinese terms spelled with 友",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 老",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "zh:People"
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        "2": "adjective"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Cantonese Chinese"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in a deep friendship"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "friendship",
          "friendship"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Cantonese) in a deep friendship"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎoyǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ jau⁵"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "lāu-iú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎoyǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lao³-yu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎu-yǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laoyeou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лаою"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laoju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lóuh yáuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ jau⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ yeo⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lāu-iú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lāu-iú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lauxiuo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻²¹ iu⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: láoyǒu]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ iu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻²¹ iu⁴¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "老友"
}

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