WordTaiwan frequency #14,498
姊弟
ㄗˇ ㄉㄧˋ
“siblings; brother and sister; a sister and her younger brother”
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姊
ㄗˇ
Older sister; term for an elder female peer or senior in a group; also used for elder sister in Taiwan.
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.
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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.
- 姊姊older sister; elder sister; also used as a respectful term for a woman of similar age who is not a relative; in older usage, a wet nurse or mother
- 姊妹sisters; women of similar age or status; siblings (brothers and sisters); (archaic) prostitutes
- 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.
- 小弟ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋyounger brother; a humble self-reference to a peer; a male server in restaurants or service industries.
- 師姊ㄕ ㄗˇsenior female fellow student or disciple (in a school, martial arts, or religious context); used especially in Buddhist or martial-arts communities.
- 大姊ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇeldest sister; a respectful term for an older woman of the same generation
- 徒弟ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋapprentice; disciple; a person learning a trade or skill under a master.
- 老弟ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋyounger brother; a familiar term of address for a younger male