Chinese

Noun

同胞

1. offspring born from the same parents; siblings
2. fellow countryman; compatriot

Derived terms

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どうほう [dòóhóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːho̞ː]
• (Tokyo) はらから [hàrákárá] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ɾ̠a̠ka̠ɾ̠a̠]

Noun

同胞 ‎(hiragana はらから, romaji harakara)

1. siblings by the same mother
   • 10th century: Ise Monogatari (chapter 1, page 79)

     その里に、いとなまめいたる女はらから住みけり。

2. fellow countryman, compatriot

Noun

同胞 ‎(hiragana どうほう, romaji dōhō, historical hiragana どうはう)

1. siblings by the same mother
2. fellow countryman, compatriot

See also

• 兄弟 (きょうだい) ‎(kyōdai): brother

References

1. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

• Horiuchi, Hideaki; Ken Akiyama (1997) Taketori Monogatari , Ise Monogatari, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-00-240017-4

Korean

Noun

同胞 • ‎(dongpo) ‎(hangeul 동포)

1. Hanja form^? of 동포, “compatriot, countryman”.

Vietnamese

Noun

同胞

1. Hán tự form of đồng bào, “compatriot, countryman”