親兄弟，明算帳

親兄弟，明算帳

Chinese

		full-brother or half brother		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	to do accounts; to balance the books; to make out the bills to do accounts; to balance the books; to make out the bills; to square; to settle accounts; to get even
trad. (親兄弟，明算帳)		親兄弟	，	明	算帳
simp. (亲兄弟，明算帐)		亲兄弟	，	明	算帐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīnxiōngdì, míng suànzhàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ, ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): can¹ hing¹ dai⁶, ming⁴ syun³ zoeng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qīnxiōngdì, míng suànzhàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ, ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinshiongdih, ming suannjanq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cinsyongdì, míng suànjhàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ɕjʊŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ swän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: can¹ hing¹ dai⁶, ming⁴ syun³ zoeng³
    • Yale: chān hīng daih, mìhng syun jeung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsan¹ hing¹ dai⁶, ming⁴ syn³ dzoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cen¹ hing¹ dei⁶, ming⁴ xun³ zêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ tɐi̯²² mɪŋ²¹ ʃyːn³³ t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ³³/

Proverb

親兄弟，明算帳

1. Even with your own brothers, keep clear accounts.