弟 (dai6 | di4) : young brother

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弟

dai6

di4

[1] young brother; younger male cousin
[2] I; me (used in old-style letters)

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 1

Radical: 弓 (#57)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

弟

This word has been viewed 8462 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Nov 2014 03:07

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弟弟 dai6*4 dai6*2; di4 di2 di4 di5 = younger brother; [粵] the penis

兄弟 hing1 dai6 xiong1 di4 = brothers

兄弟姐妹 hing1 dai6 ze2 mui6 xiong1 di4 jie3 mei4 = variant of 兄弟姊妹

表弟 biu2 dai6 biao3 di4 = younger male cousin

子弟 zi2 dai6 zi3 di4 = children

弟兄 dai6 hing1 di4 xiong1 = brothers; [粤] Christians

弟子 dai6 zi2 di4 zi5 = disciple, student

徒弟 tou4 dai6*2 tu2 di4 = apprentice; disciple

師兄弟 si1 hing1 dai6*2 shi1 xiong2 di4 = senior and junior apprentices

疏堂兄弟 so1 tong4 hing1 dai6 = distant male cousin 粵

表兄弟 biu2 hing1 dai6 = cousins (male)

師弟 si1 dai6*2 = junior fellow male apprentice

襟兄弟 kam1 hing1 dai6 = brothers-in-law whose wives are sisters 粵

契弟 kai3 dai6 = godbrother; younger gay lover; gigolo; bastard

幼弟 jau3 dai6 you4 di4 = younger brother

堂兄弟 tong4 hing1 dai6 tang2 xiong1 di4 = father's brother's sons; paternal male cousin

弟兄們 dai6 hing1 mun4 di4 xiong1 men2 = brethren, "brothers" (粤: "兄弟"), used when referring to your brethren 國

兄弟們 hing1 dai6 mun4 xiong1 di4 men2 = bretheren, "brothers", used when talking directly to your brethren 國

姨表兄弟 ji4 biu2 hing1 dai6 yi2 biao3 xiong1 di4 = male maternal cousins

子弟兵 zi2 dai6 bing1 zi3 di4 bing1 = army made up of the sons of the people; our own army

四海之內皆兄弟 sei3 hoi2 zi1 noi6 gaai1 hing1 dai6 = all are brothers within the four seas

苦過弟弟 fu2 gwo3 di4 di2 = deplorable

邵氏兄弟有限公司 siu6 si6 hing1 dai6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 shao4 shi4 xiong1 di4 you3 xian4 gong1 si1 = Shaw Brothers Ltd

鋤大弟 co4 daai6 di2 = Big Two 粵

打死不離親兄弟 daa2 sei2 bat1 lei4 can1 hing1 dai6 da3 si3 bu4 li2 qin1 xiong1 di4 = good relationship between brothers; blood is thicker than water 粵

堂弟 tong4 dai6 tang2 di4 = younger male cousin (with same surname)

堂弟婦 tong4 dai6 fu5 tang2 di4 fu4 = paternal younger male cousin's wife

砂煲兄弟 saa1 bou1 hing1 dai6 = bretheren (figuratively); friends as good as brothers 粵

誤人子弟 ng6 jan4 zi2 dai6 wu4 ren2 zi3 di4 = misteach or mislead young people

孖寶兄弟 maa1 bou2 hing1 dai6 ma 1bao3 xiong1 di4 = Nintendo's Super Mario Brothers 粵

姊弟戀 zi2 dai6 lyun2 zi3 di4 lian4 = a romantic relationship between a girlfriend who is older than her boyfriend

入室弟子 jap6 sat1 dai6 zi2 ru4 shi4 di4 zi3 = an accomplished pupil

華納兄弟 waa4 naap6 hing1 dai6 hua2 na4 xiong1 di4 = Warner Bros., Warners, WB

難兄難弟 naan4 hing1 naan4 dai6 nan2 xiong1 nan2 di4 = brothers in arms; fellow sufferers

小弟 siu2 dai6 = the penis (lit., "little brother") 粵

令弟 ling6 dai6 ling4 di4 = your younger brother [polite]

兄弟鬩牆 hing1 dai6 jik1 coeng4 xiong1 di4 xi4 qiang2 = fighting among oneselves

洛城三兄弟 lok3 sing4 saam1 hing1 dai6 luo4 cheng2 san1 xiong1 di4 = L.A. Boyz (Taiwanese pop/rap group)

Showing all 2 examples containing 弟

你哋倆兄弟保重粵
You two take care of yourselves.
[Lit. you-[plural marker] two brothers take-care]

昇咗職記得要帶挈班兄弟粵
Remember to treat your fellow brothers when you get your promotion!

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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