兄弟

Dvandva of 兄 (xiōng, “older brother”) + 弟 (dì, “younger brother”)

兄弟

1. (literal) brother
2. (literal) brethren; brothers and sisters; siblings
3. (figurative) brothers; close friends; good friends (Classifier: 位 m)
4. (neologism, fandom slang, chiefly masculine) term to address fellow/peer-netizens on social media platforms
5. gangster
6. (Cantonese) groomsman

• (brother):

• (groomsman): 伴郎 (bànláng)

• (antonym(s) of “brother”): 姐妹 (jiěmèi)

兄弟

1. (Mandarin, Gan, Jin, dialectal Wu, colloquial) younger brother
2. (colloquial) my brother; bro (A term of address for a close friend of similar age or younger)

   兄弟，我今天請客。
   兄弟，我今天请客。

   Xiōngdi, wǒ jīntiān qǐngkè.

   My brother, it's my treat today.

   兄弟，我今仔日請人。
   兄弟，我今仔日请人。

   Hiaⁿ-tī, góa kin-á-ji̍t chhiáⁿ-lâng.

   My brother, it's my treat today.

兄弟

1. A humble term of self-address used by a man to people of the same generation.

 兄弟 on Japanese Wikipedia

From 兄 (kyō, “elder brother”, goon) +‎ 弟 (dai, “younger brother”, goon), from Middle Chinese 兄弟.

• (Tokyo) きょーだい (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

兄(きょう)弟(だい) • (kyōdai) ^{←きやうだい (kyaudai)?}

1. brothers

   だんご三(さん)兄(きょう)弟(だい)

   dango san kyōdai

   Three Dango Brothers

2. 姉妹, 兄妹, 姉弟: (by extension) siblings in general

   男(おとこ)兄(きょう)弟(だい)

   otoko kyōdai

   brothers

   女(おんな)兄(きょう)弟(だい)

   onna kyōdai

   sisters

3. (by extension) brothers and sisters; brethren (brotherhood, fellowship)

• The four spellings, though all pronounced kyōdai, refer to different pairings of siblings. 兄(きょう)弟(だい) refers to two brothers, 姉(きょう)妹(だい) to two sisters, 兄(きょう)妹(だい) to an elder brother and a younger sister, and 姉(きょう)弟(だい) to an elder sister and a younger brother.
• For the non-gender-specific "siblings" sense, the hiragana spelling きょうだい is often used instead of kanji, though the spelling 兄(きょう)弟(だい) is also used generally.

• (brothers): 同胞(どうほう) (dōhō, “sibling”)

• (brothers):
  • 姉(し)妹(まい) (shimai, “sisters”)
  • 兄(けい)妹(まい) (keimai, “elder brother and younger sister”)
  • 姉(し)弟(てい) (shitei, “elder sister and younger brother”)
  • 兄(けい)姉(し) (keishi, “elder siblings”)
  • 弟(てい)妹(まい) (teimai, “younger siblings”)

From 兄 (kei, “elder brother”, kan'on) +‎ 弟 (tei, “younger brother”, kan'on), from Chinese 兄弟. Compare 兄妹 (keimai, “elder brother and younger sister”), 姉弟 (shitei, “elder sister and younger brother”), and 姉妹 (shimai, “elder and younger sisters”).

• (Tokyo) けーてー (Heiban – )
• IPA^(key):

兄(けい)弟(てい) • (keitei) 

1. brothers

• 同胞(どうほう) (dōhō, “sibling”)

• 姉(し)妹(まい) (shimai, “sisters”)
• 兄(けい)妹(まい) (keimai, “elder brother and younger sister”)
• 姉(し)弟(てい) (shitei, “elder sister and younger brother”)
• 兄(けい)姉(し) (keishi, “elder siblings”)
• 弟(てい)妹(まい) (teimai, “younger siblings”)

• 従兄弟(いとこ) (itoko)
• 乳(ち)兄(きょう)弟(だい) (chikyōdai, “foster brothers”)
• 兄(あに)弟(で)子(し) (anideshi)
• 四(し)海(かい)兄(けい)弟(てい) (shikai keitei)

兄弟 • (hyeongje) (hangeul 형제)

1. hanja form^? of 형제 (“brother, brothers, sibling”)

Cognate to Japanese 兄弟 (kyōdai).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕoːɾeː/

兄(ちょー)弟(れー) (chōrē) 

1. siblings; brothers and sisters

Cognate with Japanese 兄弟 (kyōdai).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕoːdeː/

兄(ちょー)弟(でー) (chōdē) 

1. siblings; brothers and sisters

兄弟

1. chữ Hán form of huynh đệ (“brothers”).