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弟兄
dì xiong
Pinyin
Definition
弟兄
-
dì xiong
brothers
comrade
Character Decomposition
弟
丷
弓
丨
㇒
兄
口
儿
Related Words
(20)
兄弟
xiōng dì
1
brothers
2
younger brother
3
CL:個|个[gè]
4
I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
5
brotherly
6
fraternal
弟弟
dì di
1
younger brother
2
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
仁兄
rén xiōng
1
(honorific written address) My dear friend
兄
xiōng
1
elder brother
兄妹
xiōng mèi
1
brother(s) and sister(s)
堂弟
táng dì
1
younger male patrilineal cousin
小弟
xiǎo dì
1
little brother
2
I, your little brother (humble)
小弟弟
xiǎo dì di
1
little brother
2
little boy
3
(coll.) penis
师兄
shī xiōng
1
senior male fellow student or apprentice
2
son (older than oneself) of one's teacher
弟
dì
1
younger brother
2
junior male
3
I (modest word in letter)
弟子
dì zǐ
1
disciple
2
follower
徒弟
tú dì
1
apprentice
2
disciple
老弟
lǎo dì
1
(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy
2
old pal
表弟
biǎo dì
1
younger male cousin via female line
令弟
lìng dì
1
honorable little brother
兄嫂
xiōng sǎo
1
elder brother and his wife
兄弟会
xiōng dì huì
1
fraternity
兄台
xiōng tái
1
brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
兄长
xiōng zhǎng
1
elder brother
2
term of respect for a man of about the same age
堂兄
táng xiōng
1
older male patrilineal cousin
Idioms
(5)
兄弟阋于墙,外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
1
internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
兄弟阋墙
xiōng dì xì qiáng
1
internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself
亲兄弟,明算帐
qīn xiōng dì , míng suàn zhàng
1
even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
难兄难弟
nán xiōng nán dì
1
lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
2
fig. one is just as bad as the other
难兄难弟
nàn xiōng nàn dì
1
brothers in hardship (idiom)
2
fellow sufferers
3
in the same boat
Sample Sentences
弟兄们,只剩下两个了。谁去埋一下C4,墙角这里我来守。
dìxiongmen ,zhǐ shèngxià liǎng gè le 。shéi qù mái yīxià C4 ,qiángjiǎo zhèlǐ wǒ lái shǒu 。
Guys, there's only two of them left. Someone go plant some C4. I'll guard the corner.
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