huynh đệ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 兄弟, composed of 兄 (“elder brother”) and 弟 (“younger brother”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwïŋ̟˧˧ ʔɗe˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwɨn˧˧ ʔɗej˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wɨn˧˧ ʔɗej˨˩˨]
Noun
huynh đệ
- (archaic, now literary, Chinese fiction, collective) brothers
- Synonym: anh em
- tình huynh đệ ― brotherhood
- (Chinese fiction, collective) brothers and sisters; brethren (brotherhood; fellowship)