WordTaiwan frequency #6,921
老朋友
ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ
“long-time friend; old friend; (slang, mainland) menstruation, period”
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老
ㄌㄠˇ
Old; aged; experienced; venerable; of long standing; prefix for elders or familiar people; outdated; tough (food); always.
朋
ㄆㄥˊ
friend; pal; acquaintance; archaic measure word for money; surname; to gather; to compare or resemble
友
ㄧㄡˇ
Friend, companion; to befriend; friendly relations; brotherly love.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 老師ㄌㄠˇ ㄕteacher; a respectful term for someone who teaches or mentors; in imperial times, a student's formal address to an examiner
- 朋友ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇfriend; a person one knows and trusts; companion; pal; buddy
- 老人ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊold person; the elderly; senior citizen; long-time member or veteran of a group or organization.
- 小朋友ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇchild; kid; used by adults to address a child; in Taiwan, often refers to one's own child.
- 老闆ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇboss; business owner; proprietor of a company or shop
- 網友ㄨㄤˇ ㄧㄡˇInternet user; netizen; someone who is active online; online friend.
- 老婆ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊwife; one's wife (informal, colloquial).
- 老公ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥhusband; eunuch (historical); old man (archaic)
- 女友ㄋㄩˇ ㄧㄡˇgirlfriend; a woman in a romantic relationship with a man.
- 友人ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊfriend; a person one knows and trusts; companion
- 好友ㄏㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇclose friend; pal; (on social media) a contact added as a friend.
- 友善ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄢˋfriendly; kind and amiable; showing goodwill toward others.