兄妹
Chinese
elder brother | younger sister | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (兄妹) | 兄 | 妹 | |
simp. #(兄妹) | 兄 | 妹 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hing1 mui6-2 / hing1 mui6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hiûng-moi
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiaⁿ-mōe / hiaⁿ-bē
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥ ㄇㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syongmèi
- Wade–Giles: hsiung1-mei4
- Yale: syūng-mèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongmey
- Palladius: сюнмэй (sjunmɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hing1 mui6-2 / hing1 mui6
- Yale: hīng múi / hīng muih
- Cantonese Pinyin: hing1 mui6-2 / hing1 mui6
- Guangdong Romanization: hing1 mui6-2 / hing1 mui6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ muːi̯²²⁻³⁵/, /hɪŋ⁵⁵ muːi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiûng-moi
- Hakka Romanization System: hiungˊ moi
- Hagfa Pinyim: hiung1 moi4
- Sinological IPA: /hi̯uŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ moi̯⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-mōe
- Tâi-lô: hiann-muē
- Phofsit Daibuun: hviamoe
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiã⁴⁴⁻³³ muẽ³³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-bē
- Tâi-lô: hiann-bē
- Phofsit Daibuun: hvia'be
- IPA (Taipei): /hiã⁴⁴⁻³³ be³³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 兄妹
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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兄 | 妹 |
けい Grade: 2 |
まい Grade: 2 |
kan'on | goon |
From 兄 (kei, “elder brother”, 漢音 (kan'on)) + 妹 (“younger sister”, 呉音 (goon)), from Chinese 兄妹 (xiōngmèi). Compare 兄弟 (kyōdai, “elder brother and younger brother”), 姉弟 (shitei, “elder sister and younger brother”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
See also
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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兄 | 妹 |
きょう Grade: 2 |
だい Grade: 2 |
goon | irregular |
Noun
兄妹 • (kyōdai) ←きやうだい (kyaudai)?
- (rare) alternative spelling of 兄弟 (“siblings”, literally “elder brother and younger brother”)
Usage notes
Generally used to specifically refer to an elder brother and a younger sister, while utilizing the more common kyōdai reading to express the siblings sense.
References
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