bat1 jau5筆友笔友
Jyutpingbat1 jau5
Yalebāt yáuh
Definition
Pen pal; a friend with whom one communicates primarily through letters.
colloquialpeoplecommunication
How it's used
Refers specifically to a relationship built on written correspondence, often across long distances. While the term remains understood, it carries a slightly nostalgic tone as modern digital communication has largely replaced traditional letter writing. It implies a deeper, more deliberate form of connection than casual social media interactions.
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I had a foreign pen pal when I was a kid.
Are you still writing letters to your pen pal?
Related words
Common phrases
to correspond with a pen pal
to look for a pen pal
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
