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Good Friend in Chinese / Japanese...

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  1. Mentor: Teacher and Friend

  2. Best Love / Most Sincere Love

  3. Best Friends

  4. Best Friends / Buddies

  5. Best Love / Most Sincere Love

  6. Islam


Mentor: Teacher and Friend

 liáng shī yì yǒu
Mentor: Teacher and Friend Scroll

良師益友 is a Chinese proverb or word that means good teacher and helpful friend.

In the most simple translation, these 4 characters mean mentor.

Best Love / Most Sincere Love

 zhì ài
Best Love / Most Sincere Love Scroll

至愛 can mean the best love or most sincere love of your life.

This could be a romantic love such as your love for your spouse or a boyfriend/girlfriend.

It can also apply to the extreme love you have for your children or a parent and maybe a really good friend.


See Also:  I Love You

Best Friends

 zhì jiāo
Best Friends Scroll

至交 is an alternate way to say best friend in Chinese.

The first character can mean “most,” “extreme” or “best.” The second character means “making friends” or “building friendship.” There's sort of a suggestion with the second character that fate caused you to intersect in life and become friends (that character can mean intersection in some context).

This can also mean “most intimate friend,” “very good friend of long-standing,” or “closest friend.”


See Also:  Friendship | Soulmates

Best Friends / Buddies

 qīn yǒu
 shin yuu
Best Friends / Buddies Scroll

親友 is the Japanese way to say “best friend.”

The first character can mean “relative” or sometimes “parents.” The second character means “friend.” Think about the close relationship that Japanese people have with their parents and relatives, and this starts to mean “close friends.”

Some Japanese-English dictionaries also translate this as “bosom friend,” “old friend,” “intimate friend,” “buddy,” “crony” or “chum.”

Note that in Chinese, this means “relatives and friends.” It's a good meaning in Chinese, but it's not quite the same as “best friends.”

Best Love / Most Sincere Love

 moai
Best Love / Most Sincere Love Scroll

最愛 is a Japanese word that means the best love, beloved, or most sincere love of your life.

This could be a romantic love such as your love for your spouse or a boyfriend/girlfriend.

It can also apply to the extreme love you have for your children or a parent and maybe a really good friend.

Islam

(phonetic version)

 yī sī lán jiào
Islam Scroll

伊斯蘭教 both means and sounds like “Islam” in Mandarin Chinese.

The first three characters sound like the word “Islam,” and the last character means “religion” or “teaching.” It's the most general term for “Islam” in China. The highest concentration of Muslims in China is Xinjiang (the vast region in northwest China that was called The East Turkistan Republic until 1949 and is sometimes called Chinese Turkistan, Uyghuristan). Here you will find Uygurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and others that are descendants of Turkmen (possibly mixed with Persians and Arabs). Many of their ancestors were traders who traveled the silk road to buy and sell spices and silk and exchange other goods from the Orient and the Middle East.

I spent some time in Xinjiang and got to know this community. They are strong people who can endure much. They are friendly and love to have a good time. I was a stranger but was treated by villagers (near China's border with Afghanistan) as if I was a good friend.
However, I have heard that it's best not to cross them, as in this land, the law is the blade, and everything is “eye for an eye.” The Chinese government has little control in Xinjiang, with almost no police officers except in the capital of Urumqi (so it's a 60-hour roundtrip train ride to seek the aid of law enforcement in most cases).

While few seem devout, there are at least small mosques in every village. And you will never see a man or woman outside without a head covering.

It should be noted that these people are all citizens of China, but they are officially of the Caucasian race. A visit to Xinjiang will change your idea of what it means to be Chinese.




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Not the results for good friend that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your good friend search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

良師益友


良师益友

see styles
liáng shī yì yǒu
    liang2 shi1 yi4 you3
liang shih i yu

More info & calligraphy:

Mentor: Teacher and Friend
good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor

善友

see styles
shàn yǒu
    shan4 you3
shan yu
 zenyuu / zenyu
    ぜんゆう
(rare) good friend; (personal name) Yoshitomo
kalyāṇamitra, 'a friend of virtue, a religious counsellor,' M. W.; a friend in the good life, or one who stimulates to goodness.

悪友

see styles
 akuyuu / akuyu
    あくゆう
(1) (See 良友) undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; bad influence; (2) partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy

益友

see styles
yì yǒu
    yi4 you3
i yu
 ekiyuu / ekiyu
    えきゆう
helpful friend; wise companion
good friend; useful friend

良友

see styles
liáng yǒu
    liang2 you3
liang yu
 ryouyuu / ryoyu
    りょうゆう
good friend; companion
(See 悪友) good friend; (given name) Yoshitomo

善知識


善知识

see styles
shàn zhī shì
    shan4 zhi1 shi4
shan chih shih
 zen chishiki
    ぜんぢしき
friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching
A good friend or intimate, one well known and intimate.

善親友


善亲友

see styles
shàn qīn yǒu
    shan4 qin1 you3
shan ch`in yu
    shan chin yu
 zen shinyū
good friend

好朋友

see styles
hǎo péng you
    hao3 peng2 you5
hao p`eng yu
    hao peng yu
good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)

大善知識


大善知识

see styles
dà shàn zhī shì
    da4 shan4 zhi1 shi4
ta shan chih shih
 dai zenchishiki
Well acquainted with the good ; great friends.

Variations:
持つべきものは友
持つべき物は友

see styles
 motsubekimonohatomo
    もつべきものはとも
(expression) (proverb) a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing

Variations:
仲良しこよし
仲好し小好し(rK)

see styles
 nakayoshikoyoshi
    なかよしこよし
(See 仲良し) close friend; good friend; bosom buddy; chum; pal

Variations:
仲良し(P)
仲よし
仲好し(rK)

see styles
 nakayoshi
    なかよし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) close friendship; close friend; good friend; bosom buddy; chum; pal

Variations:
持つべきものは友人
持つべき物は友人

see styles
 motsubekimonohayuujin / motsubekimonohayujin
    もつべきものはゆうじん
(expression) (proverb) (See 持つべきものは友) a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Mentor: Teacher and Friend良師益友
良师益友
liáng shī yì yǒu
liang2 shi1 yi4 you3
liang shi yi you
liangshiyiyou
liang shih i yu
liangshihiyu
Best Love
Most Sincere Love
至愛
至爱
zhì ài / zhi4 ai4 / zhi ai / zhiaichih ai / chihai
Best Friends至交zhì jiāo / zhi4 jiao1 / zhi jiao / zhijiaochih chiao / chihchiao
Best Friends
Buddies
親友
亲友
shin yuu / shinyuu / shin yuqīn yǒu / qin1 you3 / qin you / qinyouch`in yu / chinyu / chin yu
Best Love
Most Sincere Love
最愛moai
Islam伊斯蘭教
伊斯兰教
yī sī lán jiào
yi1 si1 lan2 jiao4
yi si lan jiao
yisilanjiao
i ssu lan chiao
issulanchiao
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

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A professional Chinese Calligrapher

Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form of art alive.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.

A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.


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