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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yìxiōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshiong
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ hing¹
  - Yale: yih hīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ hing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ hing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː²² hɪŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    二兄
    義兄／义兄

Noun

義兄

elder blood brother

Japanese

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

Etymology

Middle Chinese 義兄

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ぎけー [gìkéé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
- IPA^(key): [ɡʲike̞ː]

Noun

義兄 (hiragana ぎけい, rōmaji gikei)

brother-in-law (spouse's elder brother or elder sister's husband)
sworn elder brother

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

(sworn elder brother): 弟分 (おとうとぶん) (otōtobun), 義 (ぎ)弟 (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

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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