"친구" meaning in Korean

See 친구 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕʰinɡu] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: chin'gu [romanization], 親舊 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 親舊 (“kith and kin”). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-sino|親舊|kith and kin}} Sino-Korean word from 親舊 (“kith and kin”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=親舊}} 친구 • (chin'gu) (hanja 親舊)
  1. friend Synonyms: [literary], 붕우 (alt: 朋友) [literary]
    Sense id: en-친구-ko-noun-zeSFN8os
  2. (colloquial, often derogatory) fellow, chap, guy Tags: colloquial, derogatory, often Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-친구-ko-noun-YWy9bnLR Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 남자친구(男子親舊) (namjachin'gu), 여자친구(女子親舊) (yeojachin'gu) Related terms: 친척(親戚) (chincheok) (english: kin, kinsfolk, relative)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "namjachin'gu",
      "word": "남자친구(男子親舊)"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yeojachin'gu",
      "word": "여자친구(女子親舊)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "親舊",
        "2": "kith and kin"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 親舊 (“kith and kin”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 親舊 (“kith and kin”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chin'gu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "親舊",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "親舊"
      },
      "expansion": "친구 • (chin'gu) (hanja 親舊)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "kin, kinsfolk, relative",
      "roman": "chincheok",
      "word": "친척(親戚)"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "friend"
      ],
      "id": "en-친구-ko-noun-zeSFN8os",
      "links": [
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "벗"
        },
        {
          "alt": "朋友",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "붕우"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sino-Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "ko:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What a funny [i.e. weird] person.",
          "roman": "Jaeminneun chin'gu-ne.",
          "text": "재밌는 친구네.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fellow, chap, guy"
      ],
      "id": "en-친구-ko-noun-YWy9bnLR",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "fellow",
          "fellow"
        ],
        [
          "chap",
          "chap"
        ],
        [
          "guy",
          "guy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, often derogatory) fellow, chap, guy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "derogatory",
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕʰinɡu]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "친구"
    },
    {
      "other": "[친구]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "친구"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sino-Korean words",
    "ko:People"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "namjachin'gu",
      "word": "남자친구(男子親舊)"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yeojachin'gu",
      "word": "여자친구(女子親舊)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "親舊",
        "2": "kith and kin"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 親舊 (“kith and kin”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 親舊 (“kith and kin”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chin'gu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "親舊",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "親舊"
      },
      "expansion": "친구 • (chin'gu) (hanja 親舊)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "kin, kinsfolk, relative",
      "roman": "chincheok",
      "word": "친척(親戚)"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "friend"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "벗"
        },
        {
          "alt": "朋友",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "붕우"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean colloquialisms",
        "Korean derogatory terms",
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What a funny [i.e. weird] person.",
          "roman": "Jaeminneun chin'gu-ne.",
          "text": "재밌는 친구네.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fellow, chap, guy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "fellow",
          "fellow"
        ],
        [
          "chap",
          "chap"
        ],
        [
          "guy",
          "guy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, often derogatory) fellow, chap, guy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "derogatory",
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕʰinɡu]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "친구"
    },
    {
      "other": "[친구]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "친구"
}

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