朋 友 friend / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 好 友 hǎo yǒu close friend / pal / (social networking website) friend / CL:個|个[ge4] 友 人 yǒu rén friend 熟 人 shú rén acquaintance / friend 故 happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead 友 friend 朋 friend 盆 友 pén yǒu (Internet slang) friend (pun on 朋友[peng2 you3]) 友 好 yǒu hǎo friendly / amicable / close friend 知 己 zhī jǐ to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend 知 音 zhī yīn intimate friend / soul mate 老 友 lǎo yǒu old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) 故 人 gù rén old friend / the deceased 仁 兄 rén xiōng (honorific written address) My dear friend 良 知 liáng zhī innate sense of right and wrong / conscience / bosom friend 新 知 xīn zhī new knowledge / new friend 兄 台 xiōng tái brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age) 密 友 mì yǒu close friend 相 好 xiāng hǎo to be intimate / close friend / paramour 挚 友 zhì yǒu intimate friend / close friend 病 友 bìng yǒu a friend made in hospital or people who become friends in hospital / wardmate 忘 恩 负 义 wàng ēn fù yì to forget favors and violate justice (idiom) / ingratitude to a friend / to kick a benefactor in the teeth 麻 吉 má jí (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial 损 友 sǔn yǒu bad friend 良 师 益 友 liáng shī yì yǒu good teacher and helpful friend (idiom) / mentor 故 知 gù zhī a close friend over many years 良 友 liáng yǒu good friend / companion 旧 友 jiù yǒu old friend 至 交 zhì jiāo best friend 师 友 shī yǒu friend from whom you can seek advice 故 友 gù yǒu old friend / deceased friend 睽 违 kuí wéi to be separated (from a friend, one's homeland etc) for a period of time / after a hiatus of (x years) 知 交 zhī jiāo intimate friend 旧 识 jiù shí former acquaintance / old friend 够 朋 友 gòu péng you (coll.) to be a true friend 益 友 yì yǒu helpful friend / wise companion 世 交 shì jiāo (long time) friend of the family 护 短 hù duǎn to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong 化 敌 为 友 huà dí wéi yǒu to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom) 近 人 jìn rén contemporary / modern person / close friend / associate / intimate 世 伯 shì bó uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father) / old friend 故 交 gù jiāo former acquaintance / old friend 酒 肉 朋 友 jiǔ ròu péng you lit. drinking buddy (idiom) / fig. fair-weather friend 他 乡 遇 故 知 tā xiāng yù gù zhī meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom) 炮 友 pào yǒu fuck buddy / friend with benefits 诤 友 zhèng yǒu a friend capable of direct admonition 感 同 身 受 gǎn tóng shēn shòu to feel as if it had happened to oneself / to sympathize / (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor 举 目 无 亲 jǔ mù wú qīn to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom) / not having anyone to rely on / without a friend in the world 非 亲 非 故 fēi qīn fēi gù lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom) / fig. unrelated to one another in any way 患 难 之 交 huàn nàn zhī jiāo a friend in times of tribulations (idiom) / a friend in need is a friend indeed 反 脸 无 情 fǎn liǎn wú qíng to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom) / to turn against a friend 视 为 知 己 shì wéi zhī jǐ to consider sb as close friend (idiom) / to take into one's confidence 人 琴 俱 亡 rén qín jù wàng person and lute have both vanished (idiom) / death of a close friend 竹 马 之 交 zhú mǎ zhī jiāo childhood friend (idiom) 总 角 之 交 zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo childhood friend (idiom) 总 角 之 好 zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo childhood friend (idiom) 高 山 流 水 gāo shān liú shuǐ fig. intimate and understanding friend / sublime musical composition 老 朋 友 lǎo péng you old friend / (slang) period / menstruation 网 友 wǎng yǒu online friend / Internet user 旧 交 jiù jiāo old friend / former acquaintance 基 友 jī yǒu (slang) very close same-sex friend / gay partner 好 朋 友 hǎo péng you good friend / (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) 仁 弟 rén dì (honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend 患 难 之 交 才 是 真 正 的 朋 友 huàn nàn zhī jiāo cái shì zhēn zhèng de péng you a friend in need is a friend indeed (English proverb) / cf idiom 患難之交|患难之交, a friend in need 挚 友 良 朋 zhì yǒu liáng péng intimate friend and companion (idiom) 海 内 存 知 己 ， 天 涯 若 比 邻 hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door / close in spirit although far away 红 颜 知 己 hóng yán zhī jǐ close female friend / confidante 腻 友 nì yǒu intimate friend 至 好 zhì hǎo best friend 旧 故 jiù gù old friend / former acquaintance 旧 知 jiù zhī old acquaintance / former friend 蓝 颜 知 己 lán yán zhī jǐ close male friend / confidant 藤 野 先 生 Téng yě Xiān sheng Yoshino-Sensei, Japanese friend of Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] 转 面 无 情 zhuǎn miàn wú qíng to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom) / to turn against a friend 雅 故 yǎ gù old friend / correct interpretation 敌 友 识 别 identification friend or foe 主 席 之 友 zhǔ xí zhī yǒu friend of the chair 敌 友 识 别 程 序 identification friend or foe procedures / IFF procedures 敌 我 识 别 符 identification friend or foe personal identifier 博 友 bó yǒu lit. blog friend 闺 蜜 guī mì (coll.) (a woman's) close female friend / bestie / (originally written 閨密|闺密, an abbr. for 閨中密友|闺中密友) 同 袍 tóng páo fellow soldier / comrade / companion / intimate friend 士 为 知 己 者 死 ， 女 为 悦 己 者 容 shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nu:3 wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart 床 友 chuáng yǒu (slang) friend with benefits / casual sex partner 畏 友 wèi yǒu revered friend 发 小 fà xiǎo (dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with / a couple who grew up as childhood friends 欧 巴 ōu bā (female usage) older brother (loanword from Korean "oppa") / male friend 扩 列 kuò liè (Internet slang) to add a friend (on a social network etc) 割 席 gē xí (literary) to break off relations with a friend / to sever ties with sb 铁 子 tiě zi (slang) very close friend / bro 老 铁 lǎo tiě (slang) very close friend / bro 人 琴 俱 亡 rén qín jù wáng person and lute have both vanished (idiom) / death of a close friend 姓 蒋 还 是 姓 汪 xìng Jiǎng hái shi xìng Wāng friend or foe? (quote from 沙家浜[Sha1 jia1 bang1]) (蔣|蒋[Jiang3] here refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2] and 汪[Wang1] refers to Wang Jingwei 汪精衛|汪精卫[Wang1 Jing1 wei4]) 亦 敌 亦 友 yì dí yì yǒu (idiom) to be both friend and foe to each other / to have a friendly rivalry
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