# 昆仲
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kūnzhòng
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄣ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kwan$^1$ zung$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kūnzhòng
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄣ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kunjhòng
*** Wade–Giles: kʻun$^1$-chung$^4$
*** Yale: kwūn-jùng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuenjonq
*** Palladius: куньчжун (kunʹčžun)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kwan$^1$ zung$^6$
*** Yale: kwān juhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kwan$^1$ dzung$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kuen$^1$ zung$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʷʰɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ²²/
* Middle Chinese: kwon drjuwngH
Rime :
| Character | 昆 | 仲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 澄 (11) |
| Final (韻) | 魂 (55) | 東 (2) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 古渾切 | 直衆切 |
| Baxter | kwon | drjuwngH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kuən/ | /ɖɨuŋ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kuon/ | /ɖiuŋ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kuən/ | /ȡiuŋ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kwən/ | /ɖuwŋ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /kuən/ | /ȡiuŋ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /kuən/ | /ȡĭuŋ$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /kuən/ | /ȡʱi̯uŋ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | gūn | zhòng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gwan$^1$ | zung$^6$ |

### Noun

昆仲
* (archaic) elder and younger brothers; brothers
    From: Lu Xun, A Madman's Diary, translated by Wikisource
    Mǒu jūn kūnzhòng, jīn yǐn qí míng, jiē yú xīrì zài zhōngxuéxiào shí liángyǒu. [Pinyin]
    A certain pair of brothers, whose names I shall conceal for now, were both good friends of mine back during our school days.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 兄弟, 手足, 昆仲, 昆季 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 兄弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 哥兒, 弟兄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 兄弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 兄弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 兄弟 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 弟兄, 弟兄們, 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 弟兄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 弟兄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 弟兄 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 兄弟 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 兄弟 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 兄弟 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 兄弟 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 兄弟 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 兄弟 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 兄弟 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 兄弟 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 兄弟 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 兄弟 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 兄弟 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 兄弟 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 兄弟 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 兄弟 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 兄弟, 兄弟哥 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 兄弟哥 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 兄弟哥 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 兄弟仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 兄弟仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 兄弟, 兄弟仔 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 兄弟 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 弟兄 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 兄弟 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 兄弟 |