# 兄弟
## Chinese
### Etymology

Dvandva of 兄 (xiōng, “older brother”) + 弟 (dì, “younger brother”)

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xiōngdì
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiong$^1$ di$^4$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): xiǒngdi
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): xiòndi
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щүнди (xündi, I-I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hing$^1$ dai$^6$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): heang$^1$ doi$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'xiang$^1$ ti$^5$ / 'xiung$^1$ ti$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): hiûng-thi
    (Hailu, HRS): hiung$^ˋ$ ti$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): hiung$^1$ ti$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): xyng$^1$ di$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): hiáng-dī
* Eastern Min (BUC): hiăng-diê
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hiaⁿ-tī / hiaⁿ-tǐ / heng-tē / heng-tě
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hian$^1$ di$^6$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): hiang$^1$ dai$^6$, wiang$^1$ dai$^6$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$shion-di$_6$ / $^1$shion-di$_6$$^{→li}$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): xiong$^1$ di$^5$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): xyn$^1$ ddi$^{5*}$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): xin$^1$ di
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiōngdì
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: syongdì
*** Wade–Giles: hsiung$^1$-ti$^4$
*** Yale: syūng-dì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongdih
*** Palladius: сюнди (sjundi)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xiong$^1$ di$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xyngdi
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕyoŋ⁵⁵ ti²¹³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: xiǒngdi
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕyoŋ²¹ ti/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: xiòndi
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): xion$^1$ di$^0$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕioŋ³¹ ti/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щүнди (xündi, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕyŋ²⁴ ti²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hing$^1$ dai$^6$
*** Yale: hīng daih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hing$^1$ dai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hing$^1$ dei$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɪŋ⁵⁵ tɐi̯²²/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: heang$^1$ doi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /həŋ²¹³ tɔi³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'xiang$^1$ ti$^5$ / 'xiung$^1$ ti$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈɕiaŋ⁴² tʰi¹¹/, /ˈɕiuŋ⁴² tʰi¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiûng-thi
*** Hakka Romanization System: hiung$^ˊ$ ti
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hiung$^1$ ti$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi̯uŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰi⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: hiung$^ˋ$ ti$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /hiuŋ⁵³ tʰi³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: hiung$^1$ ti$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /hiʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: xyng$^1$ di$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕyŋ¹¹ ti⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hiáng-dī
*** Sinological IPA : /xiaŋ⁵⁴ ti⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: hiăng-diê
*** Sinological IPA : /hiaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ $^{(t-)}$niɛ²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-tī
*** Tâi-lô: hiann-tī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hvia'di
*** IPA (Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Yilan): /hiã⁴⁴⁻³³ ti³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen, Singapore): /hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-tǐ
*** Tâi-lô: hiann-tǐ
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hiã³³ ti²²/
*** IPA (Lukang): /hiã³³ ti³³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: heng-tē
*** Tâi-lô: hing-tē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hengde
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ te³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² te²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: heng-tě
*** Tâi-lô: hing-tě
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ³³ te²²/
* hiaⁿ-tī/hiaⁿ-tǐ - vernacular;
* heng-tē/heng-tě - literary.
* Middle Chinese: xjwaeng dejX|dejH
Rime :
| Character | 兄 | 弟 | 弟 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) | 定 (7) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 庚 (112) | 齊 (39) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | IV | IV |
| Fanqie | 許榮切 | 徒禮切 | 特計切 |
| Baxter | xjwaeng | dejX | dejH |
| Reconstructions ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hˠwiæŋ/ | /dei$^X$/ | /dei$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hʷᵚiaŋ/ | /dei$^X$/ | /dei$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xiuaŋ/ | /dɛi$^X$/ | /dɛi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /hwiajŋ/ | /dɛj$^X$/ | /dɛj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /xiuɐŋ/ | /dei$^X$/ | /dei$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /xĭwɐŋ/ | /diei$^X$/ | /diei$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /xi̯wɐŋ/ | /dʱiei$^X$/ | /dʱiei$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xiōng | dì | dì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hing$^1$ | dai$^6$ | dai$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*m̥raŋ lˤəjʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*hmraŋ diːlʔ|diːls/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 兄 | 弟 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xiōng | dì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ xjwæng › | ‹ dej$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*m̥raŋ/ | /*lˁəjʔ/ |
| English | elder brother | younger brother |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 兄 | 弟 | 弟 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 13905 | 2294 | 2297 |
| Phonetic component | 兄 | 弟 | 弟 |
| Rime group | 陽 | 脂 | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 兄 | 弟 | 第 |
| Old Chinese | /*hmraŋ/ | /*diːlʔ/ | /*diːls/ |
| Notes | 甲金文象張口呵喝之人， 金文有往聲者。疑初與孟同源 | 甲金文象繩束弋（朱芳圃說），繞弋繩須次第不亂方利於射， 爲第初文 | |

#### Noun

兄弟
* (literal) brother
* (literal) brethren; brothers and sisters; siblings
* (figurative) brothers; close friends; good friends (Classifier: 位 m)
* (neologism, fandom slang, chiefly masculine) term to address fellow/peer-netizens on social media platforms
* gangster
* (Cantonese) groomsman

##### Synonyms

* (brother):
| 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 | 兄弟, 哥們兒, 哥兒, 弟兄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 兄弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 弟兄, 哥兒們 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 兄弟, 哥兒們 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 兄弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 兄弟, 哥兒們 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 兄弟, 哥兒們 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 弟兄, 哥兒們 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 兄弟, 哥兒們 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 兄弟, 哥兒們兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 哥們兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 兄弟, 哥們兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 兄弟, 哥們兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 兄弟, 弟兄, 哥兒們 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 兄弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 兄弟 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 哥們兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 兄弟, 哥們兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 兄弟, 哥兒們兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 弟兄 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 弟兄 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 兄弟 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 兄弟, 弟兄, 弟兄們 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 哥們兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 兄弟, 哥兒們兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 弟兄 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 弟兄 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 弟兄 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 弟兄, 弟兒們 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 弟兄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 兄弟, 兄弟們 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 弟兄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 弟兄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 弟兄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 弟兄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 兄弟, 弟兄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 弟兄, 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 兄弟, 弟兄, 弟們, 哥們兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 兄弟 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 兄弟, 弟兄 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 兄弟, 弟兄 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 弟兄 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 兄弟 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 兄弟, 弟兄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 弟兄, 兄弟, 兄弟夥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 兄弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 弟兄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 弟兄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 兄弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 兄弟, 兄弟夥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 弟兄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 兄弟, 弟兄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 兄弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 兄弟, 弟兄夥的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 兄弟, 哥弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 兄弟夥, 兄弟些 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 弟兄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 弟兄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 弟兄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 兄弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 兄弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 兄弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 兄弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 兄弟, 弟兄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 兄弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 兄弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 兄弟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 兄弟, 弟兄 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 兄弟, 弟兄 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 兄弟, 弟兄 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 弟兄們子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 兄弟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 弟兄 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 弟兄 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 弟兄, 弟兄夥兒的 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 兄弟 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 兄弟 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 兄弟 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 兄弟 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 兄弟 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 兄弟 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 兄弟, 弟兄 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 兄弟 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 兄弟 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 兄弟 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 兄弟, 昆兄 |
| 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 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 兄弟, 哥兄弟 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 哥弟, 兄弟 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 兄弟, 弟兄 |
| Jin | Datong | 弟兄 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 弟兄 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 弟兄 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 弟兄 |
| Jin | Linhe | 兄弟 |
| Jin | Jining | 兄弟 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 兄弟 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 兄弟 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 兄弟 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 兄弟 |
| Jin | Handan | 兄弟, 哥兒們 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 兄弟 |
| Jin | Suide | 弟兄 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 兄弟 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 兄弟, 兄弟哥, 兄弟囝 |
| 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 | Haikou | 兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 兄弟 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 兄弟 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 弟兄 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 弟兄 |
| Wu | Danyang | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 兄弟 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 兄弟 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 兄弟, 兄弟兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 哥弟 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 弟兄, 兄弟 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 兄弟 |
* (groomsman): 伴郎 (bànláng)

##### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “brother”): 姐妹 (jiěmèi)

##### Derived terms

* 三從兄弟 / 三从兄弟
* 兄弟兄弟，各人顧家己 / 兄弟兄弟，各人顾家己
* 兄弟共妻
* 兄弟刀槍刣，血予外人踏 / 兄弟刀枪刣，血予外人踏
* 兄弟如手足，妻子如衣服 (xiōngdì rú shǒuzú, qīzǐ rú yīfu)
* 兄弟如手足，毋免佮人約 / 兄弟如手足，毋免佮人约
* 兄弟姐妹 (xiōngdì jiěmèi)
* 兄弟姊妹 (xiōngdì zǐmèi)
* 兄弟市 (xiōngdìshì)
* 兄弟怡怡
* 兄弟是兄弟，過江照算錢 / 兄弟是兄弟，过江照算钱
* 兄弟會 / 兄弟会 (xiōngdìhuì)
* 兄弟若共心，烏塗變成金 / 兄弟若共心，乌涂变成金
* 兄弟鬩牆 / 兄弟阋墙 (xiōngdìxìqiáng)
* 內兄弟 / 内兄弟
* 同堂兄弟
* 同胞兄弟 (tóngbāo xiōngdì)
* 四海之內皆兄弟 / 四海之内皆兄弟 (sìhǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōngdì)
* 四海之内皆兄弟 (sìhǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōngdì)
* 四海皆兄弟
* 堂兄弟 (tángxiōngdì)
* 外兄弟
* 大兄弟
* 夫兄弟
* 如兄弟
* 好兄弟 (hǎoxiōngdì)
* 姻兄弟
* 嫡親兄弟 / 嫡亲兄弟
* 孿生兄弟 / 孪生兄弟 (luánshēng xiōngdì)
* 小兄弟
* 師兄弟 / 师兄弟
* 平原兄弟
* 庶兄弟
* 從兄弟 / 从兄弟 (cóngxiōngdì)
* 從兄弟門中 / 从兄弟门中
* 房分兄弟
* 打虎還得親兄弟 / 打虎还得亲兄弟
* 把兄弟 (bǎxiōngdì)
* 拜把兄弟
* 換帖兄弟 / 换帖兄弟
* 族兄弟
* 熱兄弟 / 热兄弟
* 異母兄弟 / 异母兄弟 (yìmǔ xiōngdì)
* 盟兄弟 (méngxiōngdì)
* 私兄弟
* 結拜兄弟 / 结拜兄弟 (jiébài xiōngdì)
* 義兄弟 / 义兄弟 (yìxiōngdì)
* 老兄弟
* 胞兄弟 (bāoxiōngdì)
* 腰鼓兄弟
* 至親兄弟 / 至亲兄弟
* 萊特兄弟 / 莱特兄弟
* 表兄弟 (biǎoxiōngdì)
* 親兄弟，明算帳 / 亲兄弟，明算帐 (qīn xiōngdì, míng suànzhàng)
* 謝家兄弟 / 谢家兄弟
* 譜兄弟 / 谱兄弟
* 遠兄弟 / 远兄弟
* 酒肉兄弟
* 陳摶的兄弟 / 陈抟的兄弟
* 靴兄弟
* 香火兄弟

##### Descendants

* → Japanese: 兄(きょう)弟(だい) (kyōdai); 兄(けい)弟(てい) (keitei)
* → Okinawan: 兄(ちょー)弟(でー) (chōdē)
* → Korean: 형제(兄弟) (hyeongje)
* → Jeju: 성제 (seongje)
* → Vietnamese: huynh đệ (兄弟)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xiōngdi
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥ ˙ㄉㄧ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щүнди (xündi, I-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hing$^1$ dai$^6$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'xiang$^1$ ti$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hiûng-thi
* Jin (Wiktionary): xyng$^1$ di$^3$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiaⁿ-tī / hiaⁿ-tǐ
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$shion-di
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiōngdi
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥ ˙ㄉㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: syongdi̊
*** Wade–Giles: hsiung$^1$-ti$^5$
*** Yale: syūng-di
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiong.di
*** Palladius: сюнди (sjundi)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ d̥i²/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щүнди (xündi, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕyŋ²⁴ ti²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hing$^1$ dai$^6$
*** Yale: hīng daih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hing$^1$ dai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hing$^1$ dei$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɪŋ⁵⁵ tɐi̯²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'xiang$^1$ ti$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈɕiaŋ⁴² tʰi¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiûng-thi
*** Hakka Romanization System: hiung$^ˊ$ ti
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hiung$^1$ ti$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi̯uŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰi⁵⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: xyng$^1$ di$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕyŋ¹¹ ti⁴⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-tī
*** Tâi-lô: hiann-tī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hvia'di
*** IPA (Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Yilan): /hiã⁴⁴⁻³³ ti³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen): /hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-tǐ
*** Tâi-lô: hiann-tǐ
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hiã³³ ti²²/
*** IPA (Lukang): /hiã³³ ti³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$shion-di
*** MiniDict: shion$^平$ di
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$xion-di
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕioŋ⁵⁵ di²¹/

#### Noun

兄弟
* (Mandarin, Gan, Jin, dialectal Wu, colloquial) younger brother
* (colloquial) my brother; bro (A term of address for a close friend of similar age or younger)
       Xiōngdì, wǒ jīntiān qǐngkè. [Pinyin]
       My brother, it's my treat today.
       Hiaⁿ-tī, góa kin-á-ji̍t chhiáⁿ-lâng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       My brother, it's my treat today.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 弟 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 弟弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 弟弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 弟弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 弟弟 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 兄兒, 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 兄弟 male speaker, 弟子 female speaker |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 弟弟, 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 兄弟 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 兄弟 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 弟弟, 兄弟, 富康子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 弟娃兒, 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 弟弟, 兄弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 弟, 兄弟, 弟弟 childish |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 弟, 阿弟, 老弟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 弟弟, 兄弟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 弟子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 細佬, 弟弟 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 細佬, 弟弟 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿弟 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 細佬, 阿弟, 細, 弟 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿弟, 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 阿弟 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 細佬, 弟弟 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 小弟 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 細佬 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老弟, 兄弟 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 弟 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老弟, 老弟仔 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 老弟, 老弟里 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 弟弟 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿弟 |
| Hakka | Changting | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 老弟子 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 老弟子 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 弟佬 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿弟 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 細佬 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 老弟, 細佬 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 老弟, 細佬 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿弟, 老弟 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 阿弟, 老弟 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 弟 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 兄弟 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 弟仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 依弟 face-to-face, 弟 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 細弟仔, 細弟 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 小弟, 阿棣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 阿弟 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 阿弟 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 阿弟 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 阿弟, 弟, 弟弟 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿弟 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿弟 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿弟 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 老弟 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 老弟 non-face-to-face, 阿弟 face-to-face |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 細佬, 弟弟 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 細佬 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老弟 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 弟弟, 阿弟, 兄弟 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 兄弟 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Wu | Danyang | 弟子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 阿弟, 弟弟 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿弟, 弟弟 face-to-face |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 阿弟 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 弟 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老弟, 弟弟 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 老弟 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 老弟, 弟弟 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 老弟 |

#### Pronoun

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

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 兄 | 弟 |
| けい Grade: 2 | てい Grade: 2 |
| kan'on ||
Kanji in this term :
| 兄 | 弟 |
| きょう Grade: 2 | だい Grade: 2 |
| goon ||

### Alternative forms

* (siblings, sisters): 姉妹(きょうだい)
* (siblings, an elder brother and a younger sister): 兄妹(きょうだい)
* (siblings, an elder sister and a younger brother): 姉弟(きょうだい)
* (siblings, not gender-specific): きょうだい

### Etymology

From 兄 (kyō, “elder brother”, Go-on) +‎ 弟 (dai, “younger brother”, Go-on), from Middle Chinese 兄弟.
Alternatively, from 兄 (kei, “elder brother”) (Kan-on) +‎ 弟 (tei, “younger brother”) (Kan-on), from Chinese 兄弟. Compare 兄妹 (keimai, “elder brother and younger sister”), 姉弟 (shitei, “elder sister and younger brother”), and 姉妹 (shimai, “elder and younger sisters”).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) きょーだい [kyóꜜòdàì] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [kʲo̞ːda̠i]
* (Tokyo) けーてー [kèétéé] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ke̞ːte̞ː]

### Noun

兄(きょう)弟(だい) • (kyōdai) (alternative reading hiragana けいてい, rōmaji keitei)
* brothers
    だんご三(さん)兄(きょう)弟(だい)
       dango san kyōdai
       Dango three brothers
* (by extension) siblings in general
    男(おとこ)兄(きょう)弟(だい)
       otoko kyōdai
       brothers
    女(おんな)兄(きょう)弟(だい)
       onna kyōdai
       sisters
* (by extension) brothers and sisters; brethren (brotherhood; fellowship)

#### Usage notes

* Note that the alternative forms listed above are used to be specific to the kinds of siblings.
* For the general "siblings" sense, hiragana may be used instead of kanji.
* The alternative spellings are only utilised for the siblings sense and may only be used with the pronunciation kyōdai

#### Hypernyms

* (brothers): 同胞(どうほう) (dōhō, “sibling”)

#### Coordinate terms

* (brothers):
** 姉(し)妹(まい) (shimai, “sisters”)
** 兄(けい)妹(まい) (keimai, “elder brother and younger sister”)
** 姉(し)弟(てい) (shitei, “elder sister and younger brother”)
** 兄(けい)姉(し) (keishi, “elder siblings”)
** 弟(てい)妹(まい) (teimai, “younger siblings”)

### See also

* 従兄弟(いとこ) (itoko)
* 乳(ち)兄(きょう)弟(だい) (chikyōdai, “foster brothers”)
* 兄(あに)弟(で)子(し) (anideshi)
* 四(し)海(かい)兄(けい)弟(てい) (shikai keitei)

### References

* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 兄 | 弟 |

### Noun

兄弟 • (hyeongje) (hangeul 형제)
* hanja form of 형제 (“brother, brothers, sibling”)

## Kunigami

Kanji in this term :
| 兄 | 弟 |
| ちょー Grade: 2 | れー Grade: 2 |

### Etymology

Cognate to Japanese 兄弟 (kyōdai).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ɕoːɾeː/

### Noun

兄(ちょー)弟(れー) (chōrē)
* siblings; brothers and sisters

## Okinawan

Kanji in this term :
| 兄 | 弟 |
| ちょー Grade: 2 | でー Grade: 2 |

### Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 兄弟 (kyōdai).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ɕoːdeː/

### Noun

兄(ちょー)弟(でー) (chōdē)
* siblings; brothers and sisters

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 兄 | 弟 |

### Noun

兄弟
* chữ Hán form of huynh đệ (“brothers”).