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兄長

兄長

See also: 兄长

Chinese

		elder brother	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (兄長)		兄	長
simp. (兄长)		兄	长

Noun

兄長

(archaic) a term of respect for one's senior male peer

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiōngzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥㄓㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hing¹ zoeng²
Min Nan (POJ): heng-tióng / heng-tiáng / hiaⁿ-tiúⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiōngzhǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥㄓㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongjaang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hing¹ zoeng²
  - Yale: hīng jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hing¹ dzoeng²
  - IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕœːŋ³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: heng-tióng
  - Tâi-lô: hing-tióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hengdiorng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ³³ tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: heng-tiáng
  - Tâi-lô: hing-tiáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hengdiarng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiaŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-tiúⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: hiann-tiúnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hvia'dviuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiã³³ tiũ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiã⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ⁵³/