義兄弟

義兄弟

Chinese

		justice; righteousness; meaning	brother; brethren; brothers and sisters brother; brethren; brothers and sisters; siblings
trad. (義兄弟)		義	兄弟
simp. (义兄弟)		义	兄弟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìxiōngdì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ hing¹ dai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yìxiōngdì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshiongdih
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ hing¹ dai⁶
    • Yale: yih hīng daih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ hing¹ dai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ hing¹ dei⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jiː²² hɪŋ⁵⁵ tɐi̯²²/

Noun

義兄弟

1. sworn brothers

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
義	兄	弟
ぎ Grade: 5	きょう Grade: 2	だい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

義 (gi, “nonconsanguineous relationship”) +‎ 兄弟 (kyōdai, “brothers”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) ぎきょ​ーだい [gìkyóꜜòdàì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɡʲikʲo̞ːda̠i]

Noun

義兄弟 (hiragana ぎきょうだい, rōmaji gikyōdai, historical hiragana ぎきやうだい)

1. sworn brothers
2. brothers-in-law

Synonyms

• (sworn brothers): 兄弟分 (きょうだいぶん) (kyōdaibun)

Hyponyms

• (sworn brothers): 兄分 (あにぶん) (anibun), 義 (ぎ)兄 (けい) (gikei), 弟分 (おとうとぶん) (otōtobun), 義 (ぎ)弟 (てい) (gitei)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN