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兄弟姐妹

兄弟姐妹

Chinese

		brothers, brethren; brothers and sisters, siblings	elder sister and younger sister; sisters
simp. and trad. (兄弟姐妹)		兄弟	姐妹

Noun

兄弟姐妹

elder brother, younger brother, elder sister and younger sister; brothers and sisters; siblings

Etymology

From 兄弟 (xiōngdì, “brothers”) + 姐妹 (jiěmèi, “sisters”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiōngdì jiěmèi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hing¹ dai⁶ ze² mui⁶, hing¹ dai⁶ ze² mui^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiōngdì jiěmèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongdih jieemey
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hing¹ dai⁶ ze² mui⁶, hing¹ dai⁶ ze² mui^6-2
  - Yale: hīng daih jé muih, hīng daih jé múi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hing¹ dai⁶ dze² mui⁶, hing¹ dai⁶ dze² mui^6-2
  - IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ tɐi̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵ muːi̯²²/, /hɪŋ⁵⁵ tɐi̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵ muːi̯²²⁻³⁵/