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兄弟
hing1 dai6
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brothers (figuratively and literally)  Level: 1 Google Frequency: 7,160,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 5345 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 8th Aug 2004 12:31 and last edited on 10th Nov 2013 01:52 |
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Characters in this word:兄 hing1 - elder brother弟 dai6 - young brother 19 compounds containing this word:兄弟姐妹 - variant of 兄弟姊妹師兄弟 - senior and junior apprentices 疏堂兄弟 - distant male cousin 表兄弟 - cousins (male) 襟兄弟 - brothers-in-law whose wives are sisters 堂兄弟 - father's brother's sons; paternal male cousin 兄弟們 - bretheren, "brothers", used when talking directly to your brethren 姨表兄弟 - male maternal cousins 四海之內皆兄弟 - all are brothers within the four seas 邵氏兄弟有限公司 - Shaw Brothers Ltd 打死不離親兄弟 - good relationship between brothers; blood is thicker than water 砂煲兄弟 - bretheren (figuratively); friends as good as brothers 孖寶兄弟 - Nintendo's Super Mario Brothers 華納兄弟 - Warner Bros., Warners, WB 兄弟鬩牆 - fighting among oneselves 洛城三兄弟 - L.A. Boyz (Taiwanese pop/rap group) Common Formations: 兄弟姊妹 - brothers and sisters 雷曼兄弟控股公司 - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. 雷曼兄弟 - Lehman Brothers |
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