查埔朋友
Chinese
| man; male | friend; boyfriend or girlfriend; partner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (查埔朋友) | 查埔 | 朋友 | |
| simp. #(查埔朋友) | 查埔 | 朋友 | |
| alternative forms | 丈夫朋友 | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cha-po͘ pêng-iú / ta-po͘ pêng-iú
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha-po͘ pêng-iú
- Tâi-lô: tsa-poo pîng-iú
- Phofsit Daibuun: za'pof peng'iuo
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore, variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ta-po͘ pêng-iú
- Tâi-lô: ta-poo pîng-iú
- Phofsit Daibuun: da'pof peng'iuo
- IPA (Taipei): /ta⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/
- IPA (Penang): /ta³³⁻²¹ pɔ³³⁻²¹ peŋ²³⁻²¹ iu⁴⁴⁵/
- IPA (Singapore): /ta⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴⁴⁻²² peŋ²⁴⁻²¹ iu⁴²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ta⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
查埔朋友
- (Hokkien) boyfriend
- 一冬前的教師節，阿慧𤆬伊的查埔朋友來，算是正式宣佈這个瘦抽條直的查埔囡仔，是伊未來的翁婿。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
- From: 王秀容, 阿母的禮物
- Chi̍t tang chêng ê Kàu-su-cheh, A-hūi chhōa i ê cha-po͘ pêng-iú lâi, sǹg-sī chèng-sek soan-pò͘ chit-ê sán-thiu tiâu-ti̍t ê cha-po͘-gín-á, sī i bī-lâi ê ang-sài. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- On last year's Teachers' Day, Hui brought her boyfriend with her and sort of officially announced that this slim and frank boy will be her future husband.
一冬前的教师节，阿慧𤆬伊的查埔朋友来，算是正式宣布这个瘦抽条直的查埔囡仔，是伊未来的翁婿。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 男朋友 (“boyfriend”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 男朋友, 男友 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 男朋友, 男友 |
| Singapore | 男朋友 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 男朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 男朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蓋蓋兒, 蓋蓋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 男朋友 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 男朋友 |
| Hong Kong | 男朋友, 男友, 仔, 男仔 | |
| Dongguan | 芒啟 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 男朋友 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 男朋友 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 男仔 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 男朋友 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 男朋友 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 男朋友 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 男朋友 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 男朋友 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 男朋友 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 男朋友 |
| Shishi | 男朋友 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 丈夫朋友 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 丈夫朋友 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 好的, 相好, 男朋友, 丈夫朋友 | |
| Jieyang | 男朋友 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 丈夫朋友 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 男朋友 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 男朋友 | |