道友
Chinese
direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk |
friend | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (道友) | 道 | 友 | |
| simp. #(道友) | 道 | 友 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàoyǒu
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄧㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàoyǒu
- Wade–Giles: tao4-yu3
- Yale: dàu-yǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawyeou
- Palladius: даою (daoju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dou6 jau5
- Yale: douh yáuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dou6 jau5
- Guangdong Romanization: dou6 yeo5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tou̯²² jɐu̯¹³/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
- Jyutping++: dou3 jaau5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɔu³² zau¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
道友
- (literary) friend of the Way
- (literary) friend that shares similar interests and goals
- (Cantonese) drug addict
- (Guangzhou Cantonese) opium user
Synonyms
- (drug addict):
Dialectal synonyms of 吸毒者 (“drug addict”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 吸毒者, 癮君子 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 吸毒鬼 |
| Dagudi (Maliba) | 吸毒人 | |
| Reshuitang (Longling) | 吸毒人 | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 吃毒的人 | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 吸毒人 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 道友, 白粉仔 |
| Hong Kong | 道友, 癮君子, 白粉友 H, 白粉佬 H, 白粉仔 H | |
| Dongguan | 道友, 白粉仔 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 白粉仔 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 白粉仔 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 白粉仔 | |
| Ipoh (Guangfu) | 道友 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 道友 | |
| Móng Cái | 癮煙 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 癮仙哥 |
| Tainan | 癮仙哥 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 白粉仙 | |
| Note | H - heroin addict | |
- (opium user):
Dialectal synonyms of 鴉片鬼 (“opium addict”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鴉片鬼, 煙鬼 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 煙鬼 dated |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 大煙鬼兒, 煙鬼兒 |
| Xuzhou | 煙槍 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 煙鬼子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 煙精, 煙鏟, 煙槓, 道友, 大粒煙 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 洋煙鬼 dated |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鴉片煙腳 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 洋煙鬼 |
| Xinzhou | 洋煙鬼 dated | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 鴉片鬼 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鴉片鬼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 烏薰仙, 鴉片仙, 鴉片鬼 |
| Quanzhou | 烏薰仙, 鴉片仙 | |
| Zhangzhou | 烏薰仙, 烏薰鬼, 鴉片仙, 鴉片鬼 | |
| Tainan | 鴉片仙, 鴉片猴 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 鴉片仙 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 烏薰仙, 鴉片仙 | |
| Shantou | 鴉片薰鬼 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 鴉片鬼, 鴉片生 |
| Xianyou | 鴉片鬼, 鴉片生 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 鴉片佬, 鴉片鬼 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鴉片煙鬼 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 大煙鬼 | |
| Suzhou | 鴉片煙鬼 | |
| Danyang | 煙鬼 dated | |
| Hangzhou | 烏煙鬼兒, 鴉片鬼兒 | |
| Ningbo | 鴉片鬼 | |
| Wenzhou | 烏煙鬼 | |