長兄

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	elder brother
trad. (長兄)		長	兄
simp. (长兄)		长	兄
anagram		兄長／兄长

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǎngxiōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˇ ㄒㄩㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng² hing¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chóng-hiûng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎngxiōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˇ ㄒㄩㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎngsyong
    • Wade–Giles: chang³-hsiung¹
    • Yale: jǎng-syūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaangshiong
    • Palladius: чжансюн (čžansjun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng² hing¹
    • Yale: jéung hīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng² hing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng² hing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ³⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chóng-hiûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: zong^ˋ hiung^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zong³ hiung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡soŋ³¹ hi̯uŋ²⁴/

Noun

長兄

1. eldest brother

Synonyms

• 大哥 (dàgē)
• (Hokkien) 大兄 (tōa-hiaⁿ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
長	兄
ちょう Grade: 2	けい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょーけー [chòókéé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːke̞ː]

Noun

長(ちょう)兄(けい) • (chōkei) ^{←ちやうけい (tyaukei)?}

1. eldest brother

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN