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友

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu

friend

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友: yǒu · friend, companion; fraternity

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3 · you3

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jau2 · jau5

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friend; companion
(literary) to make friends with
(literary, chiefly among brothers) to love each other
(in compounds) friendly
(Cantonese, colloquial, somewhat impolite) guy; bloke (Classifier: 條／条 c; 班 c; 丁 c; 兜 c)
a surname

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