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xiōng

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English Definition	elder brother
Simplified Script	兄
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	xiōng
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄒㄩㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	hing¹
Part of Speech	(名) noun

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Words With Same Head Word
兄弟	xiōngdì	brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal
兄弟们	xiōngdì men	brothers
兄妹	xiōngmèi	brother(s) and sister(s)
兄长	xiōngzhǎng	elder brother; term of respect for a man of about the same age
兄嫂	xiōngsǎo	elder brother and his wife

Words With Same Tail Word
师兄	shīxiōng	senior male fellow student or apprentice; son (older than oneself) of one's teacher
老兄	lǎoxiōng	elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy
仁兄	rénxiōng	(honorific written address) My dear friend
堂兄	tángxiōng	older male patrilineal cousin
父兄	fùxiōng	father and elder brother(s); head of the family; patriarch

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