WordTaiwan frequency #17,621
兄弟倆
ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄚˇ
“the two brothers; the pair of brothers”
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兄
ㄒㄩㄥ
Elder brother; older male sibling; term of respect for an older male friend or acquaintance.
弟
ㄉㄧˋ
Younger brother; junior male relative; a modest self-reference for 'I' in letters; sometimes refers to a younger female relative; can mean disciple or student; also refers to respecting elder brothers.
倆
ㄌㄧㄚˇ
Two people or things; a couple; both; used in the term for tricks or stratagems.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 兄弟ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋbrothers; younger brother; a humble self-reference used by men; brotherly; fraternal; male cousins or relatives; states sharing the same surname
- 弟弟ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋyounger brother; a male sibling born after another; used as a form of address for a younger male relative.
- 弟子ㄉㄧˋ ㄗˇdisciple; follower; student; a junior person; a son of one's brother; a self-reference by disciples or followers
- 子弟ㄗˇ ㄉㄧˋchildren; the younger generation; soldiers; actors in traditional opera; a man who frequents brothels
- 弟兄ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥbrothers; male siblings; also used as a familiar term for close friends or comrades.
- 夫妻倆ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄚˇhusband and wife; the married couple; two spouses together.
- 小弟ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋyounger brother; a humble self-reference to a peer; a male server in restaurants or service industries.
- 師兄ㄕ ㄒㄩㄥsenior male fellow student or apprentice; son of one's teacher if older than oneself
- 他倆ㄊㄚ ㄌㄧㄚˇthe two of them; they two (referring to two people).
- 兄妹ㄒㄩㄥ ㄇㄟˋbrothers and sisters; siblings of mixed genders; a brother and a sister.
- 兄長ㄒㄩㄥ ㄓㄤˇelder brother; a respectful term for a male friend of the same generation
- 徒弟ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋapprentice; disciple; a person learning a trade or skill under a master.