義兄

Chinese

		justice; righteousness; meaning	elder brother
trad. (義兄)		義	兄
simp. (义兄)		义	兄

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìxiōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ hing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìxiōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìsyong
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-hsiung¹
    • Yale: yì-syūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshiong
    • Palladius: исюн (isjun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ hing¹
    • Yale: yih hīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ hing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ hing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² hɪŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 二兄 義兄／义兄

Noun

義兄

1. sworn elder brother

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 契阿兄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
義	兄
ぎ Grade: 5	けい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 義兄

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぎけー [gìkéé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲike̞ː]

Noun

義(ぎ)兄(けい) • (gikei) 

1. brother-in-law (spouse's elder brother or elder sister's husband)
2. adopted elder brother, adoptive elder brother
3. step-elder brother
4. sworn elder brother

Synonyms

• (sworn elder brother): 兄分(あにぶん) (anibun)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “sworn elder brother”): 弟分(おとうとぶん) (otōtobun), 義弟(ぎてい) (gitei)

Hypernyms

• (sworn elder brother): 兄弟分(きょうだいぶん) (kyōdaibun), 義兄弟(ぎきょうだい) (gikyōdai)

See also

• 義(ぎ)親(しん) (gishin)
• 義(ぎ)父(ふ) (gifu)
• 義(ぎ)母(ぼ) (gibo)
• 義(ぎ)姉(し) (gishi)
• 義(ぎ)弟(てい) (gitei)
• 義(ぎ)妹(まい) (gimai)