View source for 兄弟

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Etymology===
[[dvandva|Dvandva]] of {{zh-l|兄|older brother}} + {{zh-l|弟|younger brother}}

===Pronunciation 1===
{{zh-pron
|m=xiōngdì
|m-s=xiong1di4
|dg=щүн1ди1
|c=hing1 dai6
|g='xiang1 ti5/'xiung1 ti5
|h=pfs=hiûng-thi;hrs=h:hiungˋ ti˖;gd=hiung1 ti4
|j=xyng1 di3
|mb=hiáng-dī
|md=hiăng-diê
|mn=xm,zz,kh,tp,tn,sx,yl,km,mg,sg:hiaⁿ-tī/qz,lk:hiaⁿ-tǐ/xm,zz,tw:heng-tē/qz:heng-tě
|mn_note=hiaⁿ-tī/hiaⁿ-tǐ - vernacular; heng-tē/heng-tě - literary
|mn-t=hian1 di6
|w=sh,sz:1shion di6
|x=xiong1 di5
|x-h=xin1 di
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=n
}}

====Noun====
{{head|zh|noun}}

# {{lb|zh|literal}} [[brother]]
# {{lb|zh|literal}} [[brethren]]; brothers and [[sister]]s; [[sibling]]s
# {{lb|zh|figurative}} [[brother]]s; close [[friend]]s; good friends {{zh-mw|m:位}}
# {{lb|zh|neologism|fandom slang|mostly|masculine}} term to address [[fellow]]/[[peer]]-[[netizens]] on social media platforms
# [[gangster]]
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[groomsman]]

=====Synonyms=====
* {{s|brother}}
{{zh-dial}}
* {{s|groomsman}} {{zh-l|伴郎}}

=====Antonyms=====
* {{as|brother}} {{zh-l|姐妹}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col3|zh|胞兄弟|同胞兄弟|兄弟鬩牆|異母兄弟|師兄弟|兄弟共妻|內兄弟|從兄弟|兄弟會|嫡親兄弟|孿生兄弟|小兄弟|如兄弟|好兄弟|夫兄弟|堂兄弟|四海之內皆兄弟|姻兄弟|拜把兄弟|換帖兄弟|盟兄弟|打虎還得親兄弟|族兄弟|把兄弟|房分兄弟|酒肉兄弟|表兄弟|萊特兄弟|陳摶的兄弟|老兄弟|至親兄弟|香火兄弟|結拜兄弟|遠兄弟|親兄弟，明算帳|譜兄弟|三從兄弟|兄弟怡怡|同堂兄弟|四海之内皆兄弟|四海皆兄弟|外兄弟|大兄弟|平原兄弟|庶兄弟|從兄弟門中|熱兄弟|私兄弟|義兄弟|腰鼓兄弟|謝家兄弟|靴兄弟|兄弟市|兄弟姐妹|兄弟姊妹|兄弟如手足，妻子如衣服|兄弟兄弟，各人顧家己|兄弟刀槍刣，血予外人踏|兄弟如手足，毋免佮人約|兄弟若共心，烏塗變成金|兄弟是兄弟，過江照算錢}}

=====Descendants=====
{{CJKV||j=兄%弟|きょう%だい|j2=けい%てい|형제|huynh đệ|o=兄%弟|ちょー%でー|6=성제}}

===Pronunciation 2===
{{zh-pron
|m=xiōngdi
|dg=щүн1ди1
|c=hing1 dai6
|g='xiang1 ti5
|h=pfs=hiûng-thi
|j=xyng1 di3
|mn=xm,zz,kh,tp,tn,sx,yl,km,mg:hiaⁿ-tī/qz,lk:hiaⁿ-tǐ
|w=sh:1shion di
|cat=n,pron
}}

====Noun====
{{head|zh|noun}}

# {{lb|zh|Mandarin|Gan|Jin|dialectal Wu|colloquial}} [[younger brother]]
# {{lb|zh|colloquial}} my brother; [[bro]] ({{n-g|A term of address for a close friend of similar age or younger}})
#: {{zh-x|兄弟，我 今天 請客。|My '''brother''', it's my treat today.}}
#: {{zh-x|兄弟{tī}，我 今{kin}仔日 請{chhiáⁿ}人。|My '''brother''', it's my treat today.|TW}}

=====Synonyms=====
{{zh-dial|弟弟}}

====Pronoun====
{{head|zh|pronoun}}

# {{n-g|A humble term of self-address used by a man to people of the same generation.}}

{{cat|cmn|Elementary Mandarin}}
{{cln|zh|antonymous compounds}}
{{C|zh|Male family members|Male people}}

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=kanon|けい|てい}}
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=goon|きょう|だい}}
{{swp|lang=ja}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{s|siblings|sisters}} {{ja-r|%姉妹%|%きょうだい%|rom=-}}
* {{s|siblings|an elder brother and a younger sister}} {{ja-r|%兄妹%|%きょうだい%|rom=-}}
* {{s|siblings|an elder sister and a younger brother}}  {{ja-r|%姉弟%|%きょうだい%|rom=-}}
* {{s|siblings|not gender-specific}} {{ja-r|きょうだい|rom=-}}

===Etymology===
From {{af|ja|兄|弟|tr1=kyō|tr2=dai|pos1=Go-on|pos2=Go-on|t1=[[elder brother]]|t2=[[younger brother]]|sort=きょうだい}}, from {{der|ja|ltc|兄弟|sort=きょうだい}}.

Alternatively, from {{af|ja|兄|弟|tr1=kei|tr2=tei|qq1=Kan-on|qq2=Kan-on|t1=[[elder brother]]|t2=[[younger brother]]|sort=きょうだい}}, from {{der|ja|zh|兄弟|sort=けいてい}}. Compare {{m|ja|兄妹|tr=keimai||[[elder brother]] and [[younger sister]]}}, {{m|ja|姉弟|tr=shitei||[[elder sister]] and [[younger brother]]}}, and {{m|ja|姉妹|tr=shimai||elder and younger [[sister]]s}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{ja-pron|きょうだい|acc=1|acc_ref=NHK}}
{{ja-pron|けいてい|acc=0|acc_ref=NHK}}

===Noun===
{{ja-noun|きょうだい|hhira=きやうだい}} {{ja-altread|hira=けいてい}}

# [[brother]]s
#: {{ja-usex|だんご 三 '''兄%弟'''|だんご さん '''きょう%だい'''|Dango three '''brothers'''}}
# {{lb|ja|by extension}} [[sibling]]s in general
#: {{ja-usex|男 '''兄%弟'''|おとこ '''きょう%だい'''|brothers}}
#: {{ja-usex|女 '''兄%弟'''|おんな '''きょう%だい'''|sisters}}
# {{lb|ja|by extension}} [[brother]]s and [[sister]]s; [[brethren]] {{gl|brotherhood; fellowship}}

====Usage notes====
* Note that the alternative forms listed above are used to be specific to the kinds of siblings.
* For the general "siblings" sense, hiragana may be used instead of kanji.
* The alternative spellings are only utilised for the siblings sense and may only be used with the pronunciation kyōdai
<!--
Kyou dai = 4 kanji spellings and 1 hiragana spelling = meaning siblings
- the 3 non-default kanji spellings still mean siblings, but they are sometimes chosen for use when the siblings on question have age-gender dynamics matching those indicated in the kanji.
- the original kanji spelling may be used similarly, to mean siblings when the siblings under question are comprised by an older and younger brother, but also just to unqualifiedly mean siblings, without regards for gender.
- the hiragana spelling is sometimes chosen to be used to make it explicit that one is referring to siblings in general, without regard to gender.

kyou dai = 1 kanji spelling = meaning brothers
- kyou dai spelled 兄弟 can also just straight up mean brothers

keitei = 1 kanji spelling = meaning brothers
- this terms refers to brothers. it coordinates with the below coordinate terms to refer to particular subsets of siblings.
-->

====Hypernyms====
* {{sense|brothers}} {{ja-r|同胞|どうほう|gloss=[[sibling]]}}

====Coordinate terms====
* {{sense|brothers}}
** {{ja-r|姉%妹|し%まい|gloss=[[sister]]s}}
** {{ja-r|兄%妹|けい%まい|gloss=[[elder brother]] and [[younger sister]]}}
** {{ja-r|姉%弟|し%てい|gloss=[[elder sister]] and [[younger brother]]}}
** {{ja-r|兄%姉|けい%し|gloss=[[elder sibling]]s}}
** {{ja-r|弟%妹|てい%まい|gloss=[[younger sibling]]s}}

===See also===
* {{ja-r|従兄弟|いとこ}}
* {{ja-r|乳%兄%弟|ち%きょう%だい|[[foster]] brothers}}
* {{ja-r|兄%弟%子|あに%で%し}}
* {{ja-r|四%海 兄%弟|し%かい けい%てい}}

===References===
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{{c|ja|Male family members}}

==Korean==
{{ko-hanjatab}}

===Noun===
{{ko-noun|hj|hangeul=형제}}

# {{hanja form of|형제|brother, brothers, sibling}}

==Kunigami==
{{xug-kanjitab|ちょー|れー}}

===Etymology===
Cognate to {{cog|ja|兄弟|tr=kyōdai}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|xug|/t͡ɕoːɾeː/}}

===Noun===
{{xug-head|noun|ちょーれー}}

# [[sibling]]s; [[brother]]s and [[sister]]s

{{c|xug|Family}}

==Okinawan==
{{ryu-kanjitab|ちょー|でー}}

===Etymology===
Cognate with {{cog|ja|兄弟|tr=kyōdai}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ryu|/t͡ɕoːdeː/}}

===Noun===
{{ryu-head|noun|ちょーでー}}

# [[sibling]]s; [[brother]]s and [[sister]]s

{{c|ryu|Family}}

==Vietnamese==
{{vi-hantutab}}

===Noun===
{{vi-noun}}

# {{vi-Han form of|huynh đệ|[[brothers]]}}