胞兄

Chinese

		the placenta; womb	elder brother
trad. (胞兄)		胞	兄
simp. #(胞兄)		胞	兄

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāoxiōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠ ㄒㄩㄥ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pau-hiaⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāoxiōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠ ㄒㄩㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: baosyong
    • Wade–Giles: pao¹-hsiung¹
    • Yale: bāu-syūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baushiong
    • Palladius: баосюн (baosjun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pau-hiaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pau-hiann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pau'hviaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pau⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pau³³ hiã³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pau⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pau⁴⁴⁻³³ hiã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pau⁴⁴⁻³³ hiã⁴⁴/

Noun

胞兄

1. elder brother born of the same parents; elder full-brother

Coordinate terms

• 胞弟 (bāodì)
• 胞姊 (bāozǐ)
• 胞妹 (bāomèi)

See also

• 胞兄弟 (bāoxiōngdì)
• 同胞兄弟 (tóngbāo xiōngdì)