昆仲
Chinese
descendant; elder brother | 2nd in seniority | ||
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trad. (昆仲) | 昆 | 仲 | |
simp. #(昆仲) | 昆 | 仲 |
Pronunciation
Noun
昆仲
- (archaic) elder and younger brothers; brothers
- 某君昆仲,今隱其名,皆余昔日在中學校時良友。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: Lu Xun, A Madman's Diary, translated by Wikisource
- Mǒu jūn kūnzhòng, jīn yǐn qí míng, jiē yú xīrì zài zhōngxuéxiào shí liángyǒu. [Pinyin]
- A certain pair of brothers, whose names I shall conceal for now, were both good friends of mine back during our school days.
某君昆仲,今隐其名,皆余昔日在中学校时良友。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 兄弟 (“brothers”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 兄弟, 手足, 昆仲, 昆季 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 兄弟 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 哥兒, 弟兄 |
Taiwan | 兄弟 | |
Jinan | 弟兄, 弟兄們, 兄弟 | |
Xi'an | 弟兄 | |
Wuhan | 弟兄, 兄弟 | |
Chengdu | 弟兄 | |
Yangzhou | 弟兄 | |
Hefei | 弟兄, 兄弟 | |
Malaysia | 兄弟 | |
Singapore | 兄弟 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 兄弟 |
Hong Kong | 兄弟 | |
Taishan | 兄弟 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 兄弟 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 兄弟 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 兄弟 |
Hakka | Meixian | 兄弟 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 兄弟 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 兄弟 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 兄弟 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 兄弟 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 兄弟 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 兄弟 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 兄弟 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 兄弟, 兄弟哥 |
Matsu | 兄弟哥 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 兄弟 |
Quanzhou | 兄弟 | |
Zhangzhou | 兄弟 | |
Taipei | 兄弟 | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 兄弟 | |
Kaohsiung | 兄弟 | |
Yilan | 兄弟 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 兄弟 | |
Taichung | 兄弟仔 | |
Tainan | 兄弟 | |
Hsinchu | 兄弟仔 | |
Kinmen | 兄弟 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 兄弟 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 兄弟 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 兄弟 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 兄弟, 兄弟仔 | |
Chaozhou | 兄弟 | |
Shantou | 兄弟 | |
Haifeng | 兄弟 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 兄弟 | |
Wenchang | 兄弟 | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 兄弟 | |
Wu | Suzhou | 弟兄 |
Wenzhou | 兄弟 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
Shuangfeng | 弟兄, 兄弟 |