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阿兄

阿兄

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	elder brother
simp. and trad. (阿兄)		阿	兄

Noun

阿兄

(regional) elder brother

See also

(common term) 哥哥 (gēge)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): āxiōng

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄒㄩㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ hing¹
Min Nan (POJ): a-hiaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: āxiōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄒㄩㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ashiong
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ hing¹
  - Yale: a hīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ hing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɑː³³ hɪŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-hiaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: a-hiann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: a'hviaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ hiã³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ hiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ hiã⁴⁴/