假友

Chinese

		vacation; fake; false vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose	friend
simp. and trad. (假友)		假	友

Etymology

Calque of English false friend, in turn a calque of French faux-ami.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄡˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎyǒu [Phonetic: jiáyǒu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎyǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chia³-yu³
  - Yale: jyǎ-yǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeayeou
  - Palladius: цзяю (czjaju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

假友

(linguistics, translation studies, lexicography) false friend; faux ami

Synonyms

假等義／假等义 (jiǎděngyì)
假朋友 (jiǎpéngyou)
偽友／伪友 (wěiyǒu)

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