粵

好hou2朋pang4友jau5

hou2 pang4 jau5hǎo péng you

English

  1. good friend
  2. in deep, close friendship
  3. good friends
  4. (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容友誼深厚
  2. 感情深厚,相交甚篤同互相信賴嘅朋友(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 好朋友應該互相幫助。

    Good friends should help each other.

  • 你唔知佢哋好好朋友㗎咩?

    Don't you know that they are good friends?

  • 我同個外國學生做咗好朋友。

    I made friends with a student from abroad.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢同你咁好朋友,唔會嬲你咁耐嘅。

    As a good friend of yours, he won't keep being mad about you for a long time.

  • 我身邊有好多朋友,但係冇一個係我嘅好朋友。

    I have lots of friends, but none of them is my good friend.

  • 而如果唔係我16年嘅好朋友、我哋家庭嘅基石、我一生嘅愛、美國第一夫人米歇爾奧巴馬嘅堅定支持,我今晚唔會企喺度。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 我們是好朋友。

    We are good friends.

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

  • 我有幾個好朋友。

    I have several good friends.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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