老友
lou5 jau5lǎo yǒu
English
- old friend
- sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
- to describe a deep friendship
- a close friend ----
- an old friend
- a friendly term of address for a stranger
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容友誼深厚
- 好熟嘅朋友（量詞：個）
- 識咗好耐嘅朋友（量詞：個）
- 對於陌生或唔熟悉嘅人表達善意、拉近彼此距離嘅稱呼
Examples
老友記
A person whom has been a close friend for a long time. ----
老友鬼鬼
familiarly friendly.
老友，埋嚟睇下吖。
Dude, come take a look.
唔揾你哋兩個一齊影相，都唔知你哋原來咁老友。
If I had not asked you two to take a photo together, I would have never known that you are such good friends.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk