nghĩa huynh

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 義兄.

Pronunciation

Noun

nghĩa huynh

  1. (literary) sworn elder brother, elder blood brother (unrelated male older than oneself one has a strong relationship with)
    • 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
      – Y là nghĩa huynh của ta, là dòng dõi của hảo hán Lương Sơn Bạc đầu lĩnh Trại Nhân Quách Quý Thịnh.
      "He is my blood brother, of the lineage of the heroic Guō "Comparable to Rénguì" Shèng, guardian of Mount Liáng."