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Jyutping hou2 jau2
Pinyin hǎo yǒu

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、術語
    睇​好​投資市​場​嘅​人
    (investment jargon) bull; someone who predicts a market will go up
    • 大好友
      大好友
      daai6 hou2 jau2
      big bull
    • 恆指急跌一千點殺得好友措手不及。
      恒指急跌一千点杀得好友措手不及。
      hang4 zi2 gap1 dit3 jat1 cin1 dim2 saat3 dak1 hou2 jau2 cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6.
      The Hang Seng Index fell 1000 points, decimating the returns of the bulls.
  2. 反義詞
    淡友

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Jyutping hou2 jau5
Pinyin hǎo yǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. close friend
  2. pal
  3. (social networking website) friend
  4. CL:個|个[ge4]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) Good friend
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    好​朋友
    good friend
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, countable
    good friend (Classifier: 名 m c; 位 m c; 個/个 m c)
    (syn.) 知言, 知遇, 知心朋友, 知己, 良朋, 知心, 执友, 知音, 同袍, 知友, 執友, 齒輪, 相知, 知交, 高朋, 良知, 友好
  2. noun, countable
    friend; contact (Classifier: 名 m c; 位 m c; 個/个 m c)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #315
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    谢谢你把我加为好友。
    謝謝你把我加為好友。
    xiè xie nǐ bǎ wǒ jiā wèi hǎo yǒu 。
    • Thanks for adding me as a friend.
  2. Mandarin
    即使你受苦受难,一位好友还可以改进你的心情。
    即使你受苦受難,一位好友還可以改進你的心情。
    jí shǐ nǐ shòu kǔ shòu nàn , yī wèi hǎo yǒu hái kě yǐ gǎi jìn nǐ de xīn qíng 。
    • Even if you're really going through hard times, a good friend can improve your spirits.
  3. Mandarin
    我把他当成自己的好友之一。
    我把他當成自己的好友之一。
    wǒ bǎ tā dàng chéng zì jǐ de hǎo yǒu zhī yī 。
    • I think of him as one of my good friends.
  4. Mandarin
    汤姆正给他的好友写信。
    湯姆正給他的好友寫信。
    tāng mǔ zhèng gěi tā de hǎo yǒu xiě xìn 。
    • Tom is writing a letter to his best friend.
  5. Mandarin
    他拒绝了我加好友的请求。
    他拒絕了我加好友的請求。
    tā jù jué le wǒ jiā hǎo yǒu de qǐng qiú 。
    • He refused my friend request.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    大好友
    大好友
    daai6 hou2 jau2
    • big bull
  2. Cantonese
    恒指急跌一千点杀得好友措手不及。
    恆指急跌一千點殺得好友措手不及。
    hang4 zi2 gap1 dit3 jat1 cin1 dim2 saat3 dak1 hou2 jau2 cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6.
    • The Hang Seng Index fell 1000 points, decimating the returns of the bulls.
  3. Cantonese
    我啲邻居好友善。
    我啲鄰居好友善。
    ngo5 di1 leon4 geoi1 hou2 jau5 sin6.
    • My neighbours are very nice.
  4. Cantonese
    佢对任何人都好友善。
    佢對任何人都好友善。
    keoi5 deoi3 jam6 ho4 jan4 dou1 hou2 jau5 sin6.
    • He is nice to everyone.
  5. Cantonese
    佢系一个好友善嘅老师。
    佢係一個好友善嘅老師。
    keoi5 hai6 jat1 go3 hou2 jau5 sin6 ge3 lou5 si1.
    • 他是一個很友善的老師。
    • He is a very friendly teacher.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    好友
    好友
    hǎo yǒu
    • good friend
  2. Mandarin
    天涯若比邻──在MSN Messenger中搜索好友
    天涯若比鄰──在MSN Messenger中搜索好友
    tiān yá ruò bǐ lín ── zài MSN Messenger zhōng sōu suǒ hǎo yǒu
    • Staying connected - Using MSN Messenger to find friends.
  3. Mandarin
    我的店铺下个星期开张,欢迎各位亲朋好友前来。
    我的店鋪下個星期開張,歡迎各位親朋好友前來。
    wǒ de diàn pù xià ge xīng qī kāi zhāng , huān yíng gè wèi qīn péng hǎo yǒu qián lái .
    • My shop will open for business next week, and all my friends and relatives are welcome to come.
  4. Mandarin
    可是,当您在日常生活中碰到这些问题时,是询问身边的亲朋好友,还是上网找键盘医生呢?
    可是,當您在日常生活中碰到這些問題時,是詢問身邊的親朋好友,還是上網找鍵盤醫生呢?
    kě shì , dāng nín zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng pèng dào zhè xiē wèn tí shí , shì xún wèn shēn biān de qīn péng hǎo yǒu , hái shì shàng wǎng zhǎo jiàn pán yī shēng ne ?
    • However, when you encounter these problems in your daily life, do you consult family and friends beside you, or do you go online to find online amateur doctors?
  5. Mandarin
    闲暇时,约上三五好友,像〈小雅·南有嘉鱼〉中写的那样,共聚一堂,放下手机,放下包袱,喝几杯小酒,说几句真心话,或许你会突然发现,人生的美好,就在当下。
    閒暇時,約上三五好友,像〈小雅·南有嘉魚〉中寫的那樣,共聚一堂,放下手機,放下包袱,喝幾杯小酒,説幾句真心話,或許你會突然發現,人生的美好,就在當下。
    xián xiá shí , yuē shàng sān wǔ hǎo yǒu , xiàng ‘ xiǎo yǎ nán yǒu jiā yú ’ zhōng xiě de nà yàng , gòng jù yī táng , fàng xià shǒu jī , fàng xià bāo fú , hē jǐ bēi xiǎo jiǔ , shuō jǐ jù zhēn xīn huà , huò xǔ nǐ huì tū rán fā xiàn , rén shēng de měi hǎo , jiù zài dāng xià .
    • In your free time, meet up with a few friends. As written in the Nan You Jiayu poem in the Xiaoya, get together, put down your mobile phone, lay down your baggage, have a quiet drink, and say a few words from the heart. Maybe you will suddenly find out that the beauty of life is the present moment.