"친구" meaning in Korean

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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: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|親舊|gloss=kith and kin}} 親舊 (“kith and kin”), {{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, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 22 78
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)

Alternative forms

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  "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)"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "Sino-Korean"
      },
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      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "親舊",
        "gloss": "kith and kin"
      },
      "expansion": "親舊 (“kith and kin”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
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      },
      "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)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "friend"
      ],
      "id": "en-친구-ko-noun-zeSFN8os",
      "links": [
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "벗"
        },
        {
          "alt": "朋友",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "붕우"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
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        {
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          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[친구]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "친구"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with audio links",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "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": [
    {
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "Sino-Korean"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "親舊",
        "gloss": "kith and kin"
      },
      "expansion": "親舊 (“kith and kin”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[친구]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "친구"
}

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