兄妹

Chinese

		elder brother	younger sister
trad. (兄妹)		兄	妹
simp. #(兄妹)		兄	妹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiōngmèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥ ㄇㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hing¹ mui^6-2 / hing¹ mui⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hiûng-moi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiaⁿ-mōe / hiaⁿ-bē

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiōngmèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥ ㄇㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syongmèi
    • Wade–Giles: hsiung¹-mei⁴
    • Yale: syūng-mèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongmey
    • Palladius: сюнмэй (sjunmɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hing¹ mui^6-2 / hing¹ mui⁶
    • Yale: hīng múi / hīng muih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hing¹ mui^6-2 / hing¹ mui⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hing¹ mui^6-2 / hing¹ mui⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ muːi̯²²⁻³⁵/, /hɪŋ⁵⁵ muːi̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiûng-moi
    • Hakka Romanization System: hiung^ˊ moi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hiung¹ moi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hi̯uŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ moi̯⁵⁵/
• 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/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 兄妹

1. older brother and younger sister

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
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”).

Noun

兄(けい)妹(まい) • (keimai) 

1. (collective) elder brother and younger sister

See also

• 姉(し)妹(まい) (shimai)
• 弟(てい)妹(まい) (teimai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
兄	妹
きょう Grade: 2	だい Grade: 2
goon	irregular

Jukujikun (熟字訓).

Noun

兄(きょう)妹(だい) • (kyōdai) ^{←きやうだい (kyaudai)?}

1. (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.