閨蜜

See also: 闺蜜

Chinese

		small arched door; women's apartment; women	honey
trad. (閨蜜)		閨	蜜
simp. (闺蜜)		闺	蜜
alternative forms		閨密／闺密

Etymology

Short for 閨中密友／闺中密友 (guīzhōng mìyǒu) with influence by 蜜 (mì, “honey; mistress”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): guīmì

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟㄇㄧˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gui¹ mi²
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ mat⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guīmì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟㄇㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gueimì
  - Wade–Giles: kuei¹-mi⁴
  - Yale: gwēi-mì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueimih
  - Palladius: гуйми (gujmi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mi⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: gui¹ mi²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: guimi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuei⁵⁵ mi²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai¹ mat⁶
  - Yale: gwāi maht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ mat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ med⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ mɐt̚²/

Noun

閨蜜

(neologism) close female friend (usually a young female or gay man)

Derived terms

閨蜜機／闺蜜机 (guīmìjī)

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