義兄

Chinese

		justice; righteousness; meaning	elder brother
trad. (義兄)		義	兄
simp. (义兄)		义	兄

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìxiōng

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ hing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìxiōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìsyong
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-hsiung¹
  - Yale: yì-syūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshiong
  - Palladius: исюн (isjun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ɕjʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ hing¹
  - Yale: yih hīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ hing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ hing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² hɪŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    二兄
    義兄／义兄

Noun

義兄

sworn elder brother

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 契阿兄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
義	兄
ぎ Grade: 5	けい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 義兄 (ŋˠiᴇ^H hˠwiæŋ)

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) ぎけー [gìkéé] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲike̞ː]

Noun

義(ぎ)兄(けい) • (gikei)

brother-in-law (spouse's elder brother or elder sister's husband)
adopted elder brother, adoptive elder brother
step-elder brother
sworn elder brother

Synonyms

(sworn elder brother): 兄分(あにぶん) (anibun)

Antonyms

(sworn elder brother): 弟分(おとうとぶん) (otōtobun), 義弟(ぎてい) (gitei)

Hypernyms

(sworn elder brother): 兄弟分(きょうだいぶん) (kyōdaibun), 義兄弟(ぎきょうだい) (gikyōdai)

See also

References

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

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