兄貴

Chinese

		elder brother	expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious
trad. (兄貴)		兄	貴
simp. (兄贵)		兄	贵

Etymology

From Japanese 兄貴 (aniki).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xiōngguì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥㄍㄨㄟˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xiōngguì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥㄍㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiongguey
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

兄貴

(ACG) Billy Herrington, gay porn actor
Synonyms: 森之妖精

Japanese

Kanji in this term
兄	貴
あに Grade: 2	き Grade: 6
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) あにき [áꜜnìkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA^(key): [a̠ɲ̟ikʲi]

Noun

兄貴 (hiragana あにき, katakana アニキ, rōmaji aniki)

a big brother (someone who is considered one's senior)
- 1993 April 16, Tarako as Mikan Kusanagi and Kenichi Ono as Tōjirō Kusanagi, “夫婦ふうふゲンカはネコが食くう？ [Would a Cat Eat a Marital Dispute?]”, in みかん絵え日にっ記き [Mikan Picture Diary] (in Japanese), episode 23, TBS, CBC:
  ボケ…お父 (とう)さん！髪 (かみ)長 (なが)くてが濃 (こ)いね！すごく若 (わか)々 (わか)しい！
  Boke… Otō-san! Kami nagakute ga koi ne! Sugoku wakawakashii!
  You dunce… Dad! Look at your long, luscious hair back then! You looked so young!
  それは兄 (あに)貴 (き)だ。
  Sore wa aniki da.
  That’s my brother.
(slang) a big bro (gang leader)
- 1988 July 30 [Dec 25 1983], Fujiko F. Fujio, “なくな！ゆうれい [The Boo-hoo! Ghost]”, in ひとりぼっちの宇宙戦争 [The One-Man Cosmic War] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 1), volume 1 (fiction, in Japanese), 16th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 55:
  ゴン助 (すけ)とはなんだ！
  Gonsuke to wa nan da!
  What’s Gonsuke?
  兄きのことは、ゴッドファーザーとよんでもらおう。
  Aniki no koto wa, Goddofāzā to yondemoraō.
  Call him Godfather, okay?

See also

兄 (あに)貴 (き)分 (ぶん) (anikibun, “senior group member”)
兄 (あに)貴 (き)風 (かぜ)を吹 (ふ)かす (anikikaze o fukasu, “to act patronizingly”)
姉 (あね)貴 (き) (aneki)
弟 (おとうと) (otōto)

Proper noun

兄貴 (hiragana あにき, katakana アニキ, rōmaji Aniki)

(informal) A nickname for older or muscular men, but especially including:
1. (Internet slang) Billy Herrington, gay porn actor
  Synonym: 森の妖精 (Mori no Yōsei)

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