兄弟
Chinese
| elder brother | younger brother | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (兄弟) |
兄 | 弟 | |
| anagram | 弟兄 | ||
Pronunciation 1
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Noun
(deprecated template usage) 兄弟
- (literal) brother
- (literal) brethren; brothers and sisters; siblings
- (figurative) brothers; close friends; good friends
- gangster
- (Dungan, also) younger brother
Synonyms
- (brother): 弟兄 (dìxiong)
Dialectal synonyms of 兄弟 (“brothers”) [map]
Derived terms
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Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hing1 dai6
- Gan (Wiktionary): 'xiang1 ti5
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hiûng-thi
- Jin (Wiktionary): xyng1 di3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiaⁿ-tī / hiaⁿ-tǐ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥ ˙ㄉㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syongdi̊
- Wade–Giles: hsiung1-ti5
- Yale: syūng-di
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiong.di
- Palladius: сюнди (sjundi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ d̥i²/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щүнди (xündi, I-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕyŋ²⁴ ti²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hing1 dai6
- Yale: hīng daih
- Cantonese Pinyin: hing1 dai6
- Guangdong Romanization: hing1 dei6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ tɐi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: 'xiang1 ti5
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˈɕiaŋ⁴² tʰi¹¹/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiûng-thi
- Hakka Romanization System: hiung´ ti
- Hagfa Pinyim: hiung1 ti4
- Sinological IPA: /hi̯uŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰi⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: xyng1 di3
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕỹŋ¹¹ ti⁴⁵/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Southern Min
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 兄弟
- (Mandarin, Gan, Jin, dialectal Wu, colloquial) younger brother
- (colloquial) A term of address for a close friend of similar age or younger.
Synonyms
Pronoun
- A humble term of self-address used by a man to people of the same generation.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 兄 | 弟 |
| けい Grade: 2 |
てい Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 兄 | 弟 |
| きょう Grade: 2 |
だい Grade: 2 |
| goon | |
Etymology
From 兄 (kyō, “elder brother”, 呉音 (goon)) + 弟 (dai, “younger brother”, 呉音 (goon)), from Chinese 兄弟. Compare 兄妹 (keimai, “elder brother and younger sister”), 姉弟 (shitei, “elder sister and younger brother”).
Pronunciation
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Alternative forms
- (siblings, sisters): 姉妹
- (siblings, an elder brother and a younger sister): 兄妹
- (siblings, an elder sister and a younger brother): 姉弟
Noun
兄弟 • (kyōdai) ←きやうだい (kyaudai)? (alternative reading hiragana けいてい, rōmaji keitei)
- (collective) brothers
- (collective, by extension) siblings
- (collective, by extension) brothers and sisters; brethren (brotherhood; fellowship)
Usage notes
Note that the alternative forms are specific to the kinds of siblings.
See also
- 従兄弟 (itoko)
- 乳兄弟 (chikyōdai, “foster brothers”)
- 兄弟子 (anideshi)
- 四海兄弟 (shikai keitei)
- 姉妹 (shimai)
- 弟妹 (teimai)
References
- The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 兄 | 弟 |
Noun
Kunigami
Etymology
Cognate to Japanese 兄弟 (kyōdai).
Pronunciation
Noun
兄弟 (hiragana ちょーれー, romaji chōrē)
- (collective) siblings; brothers and sisters
Okinawan
Etymology
Cognate to Japanese 兄弟 (kyōdai).
Pronunciation
Noun
兄弟 (hiragana ちょーでー, romaji chōdē)
- (collective) siblings; brothers and sisters
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 兄 | 弟 |
Noun
兄弟
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