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弟妹
dì mèi
Pinyin
Definition
弟妹
-
dì mèi
younger sibling
younger brother's wife
Character Decomposition
弟
丷
弓
丨
㇒
妹
女
木
一
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
妹妹
mèi mei
1
younger sister
2
young woman
3
CL:個|个[gè]
弟弟
dì di
1
younger brother
2
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
兄妹
xiōng mèi
1
brother(s) and sister(s)
妹
mèi
1
younger sister
妹子
mèi zi
1
(dialect) younger sister
2
girl
妹纸
mèi zhǐ
1
(Internet slang) (pun on 妹子[mèi zi])
姊妹
zǐ mèi
1
(older and younger) sisters
2
sister (school, city etc)
姐妹
jiě mèi
1
sisters
2
siblings
3
sister (school, city etc)
学妹
xué mèi
1
junior or younger female schoolmate
小妹
xiǎo mèi
1
little sister
2
girl
3
(Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
小弟
xiǎo dì
1
little brother
2
I, your little brother (humble)
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
表妹
biǎo mèi
1
younger female cousin via female line
表弟
biǎo dì
1
younger male cousin via female line
令弟
lìng dì
1
honorable little brother
伊妹儿
yī mèi r5
1
email (loanword)
2
see 電子郵件|电子邮件[diàn zǐ yóu jiàn]
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