Chinese

Noun

兄弟

1. (literally) brothers, brethren; brothers and sisters, siblings
2. (figuratively) brothers; close friends; good friends
3. gangster

Derived terms

Pronunciation

Noun

兄弟

1. (colloquial) younger brother
2. (colloquial) A term of address for a close friend of the same age or younger.

   兄弟，我今天請客。 / 兄弟，我今天请客。  ―  Xiōngdì, wǒ jīntiān qǐngkè.  ―  My brother, it's my treat today.

   兄弟，我今仔日請人。 [Taiwanese, trad.]

   兄弟，我今仔日请人。 [Taiwanese, simp.]

   Hiaⁿ-tī, góa kin-á-ji̍t chhiáⁿ-lâng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   My brother, it's my treat today.

Pronoun

兄弟

1. A humble term of self-address used by a man to people of the same generation.

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) きょ​うだい [kyóꜜòdàì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kjo̞ːda̠i]

Noun

兄弟 ‎(hiragana きょうだい, romaji kyōdai, historical hiragana きやうだい)

1. a brother, brothers, brethren
2. brothers and sisters, siblings

References

• The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. ISBN 0-19-860197-2

1. ↑ 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

Korean

Noun

兄弟 • ‎(hyeongje) ‎(hangeul 형제)

1. Hanja form^? of 형제, “brother, brothers, sibling”.

Vietnamese

Noun

兄弟

1. Hán tự form of huynh đệ, “brothers”