BROTHER  兄弟

MALE SIBLING.
Antonym
Hypernym
  • SIBLINGRELATIVE as DIRECT OFFSPRING BIRTH:born from the SAME PARENTS.
    • RELATIVESHUMANS who HAVE COMMON ANCESTORS.
      • HUMANANIMAL which HAS TWO LEGS AND LACKS FEATHERS.
        • ANIMALCREATURE ABLE to FEEL AND MOVE....
See also
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The standard collective term for brothers is xiōng dì 兄弟.

2. Xiōng 兄 can refer to the eldest brother as the head of his own generation (explicitly bó xiōng 伯兄 ), but it word often refers more generally to elder brothers, including those who are not the heir in the clan.

3. Dì 弟 refers to the younger brothers, and never specifically to the youngest.

4. Zōng zǐ 宗子 is a specific, formal, and ritual term for the eldest brother and heir in a family, typically after the death of whom he succeeds. See HEIR.

5. Zhòng 仲 refers to the next-eldest or second-eldest brother.

6. Bó 伯／霸 is the technical term for the eldest brother, and this word is sometimes expanded to bó xiōng 伯兄.

7. Jì 季 refers to the last-born brother or sister.

8. Kūn dì 昆弟 refers to brothers in general, but there is a pervasive doubt whether it does not also include the notion of cousins. See COUSIN.

黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006

HUMAN AFFAIRS 14. 哥哥。

兄，通稱。

長，代指長兄，可用作狀語，表示對同輩男子敬重的態度。

伯，由排行老大而代指大哥，常用作表字。

昆，方言詞。

Modern Chinese Criteria
兄

兄長

哥

哥哥

阿哥

昆

長兄

大兄

大哥

伯兄

伯氏

令兄

尊兄

家兄

胞兄

弟

弟弟

兄弟

阿弟

仲氏

棣

令弟

介弟

賢棣

仁棣

舍弟

兄弟

兄台

弟兄

手足

胞弟

哥兒

昆季

昆仲

昆弟

雁行 yànháng refers to brothers in the plural, as a series.

棠棣

棣華

棣鄂

哥兒倆 (coll) refers to brothers

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 2.44

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    237. Sic lib. Etymolog. IX, cap. 6.

    -- Ex eodem... Ex eod. lib. citato videtur legendum [col. 35C] ex eadem matre, non patre, et infra: est enim germanus ex eadem genitrice, non ex eodem germine manans. Alioqui sibi contrarius Isidorus his duobus locis, et Serv., unde sumpsit, ad illud V Aen.: Haec germanus Erix.

    Ibid. Vat., ex eodem mare et matre. [BREV.]

    ]

    237. Inter Fratrem et germanum. Fratres dicuntur, qui ex eodem patre nascuntur, et non ex eadem matre. Qui vero 32 ex eodem patre et matre [ Al., [col. 35A] eadem matre et patre], germani appellantur. Et est germanus ex eadem genitrice, vel ex eodem germine manans.

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    FRATER

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    GEBURTSRANG

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Attributions by syntactic funtion

  • n[post-N] : 47
  • NP : 35
  • NP[post-N] : 15
  • n(post-N) : 9
  • n : 7
  • nadV : 6
  • npost-N : 6
  • NPab : 6
  • NPpost-N : 4
  • NPadN : 4
  • vi : 4
  • NP=Npr : 3
  • NP{PRED} : 3
  • NP(post-N) : 3
  • n[post-N.]+Npr : 2
  • VPi : 2
  • npost-N.=Npr : 2
  • NP1-NP2 : 1
  • ncc : 1
  • nadN : 1
  • NPadV : 1

Attributions by text

  • 禮記 : 18
  • 春秋左傳 : 18
  • 孟子 : 16
  • 史記 : 14
  • 論語 : 14
  • 韓非子 : 12
  • 荀子 : 12
  • 墨子 : 8
  • 春秋穀梁傳 : 7
  • 說苑 : 6
  • 列子 : 5
  • 毛詩 : 5
  • 典論一卷 : 4
  • 文選 : 3
  • 孝經 : 3
  • 淮南子 : 3
  • 莊子 : 2
  • 戰國策 : 2
  • 韓詩外傳 : 2
  • 祖堂集 : 2
  • 古列女傳 : 2
  • 管子 : 1
  • 賢愚經 : 1
  • 法集要頌經 : 1
  • 新論-漢-桓譚 : 1

Words

兄  xiōng OC: qhʷraŋ MC: hɣaŋ 38 AttributionsWD

Xiōng 兄 regularly refers to the eldest brother as the head of his own generation (explicitly bó xiōng 伯兄), but the word often refers more generally to elder brothers, including those who are not the heir in the clan.

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 弟/BROTHER Dì 弟 refers to the younger brothers.
  • Assoc: 父/FATHER The completely dominant word is fù 父

    Syntactic words
  • n(post-N)the elder brother of the contextually determinate NCH
  • n[post-N]one's own elder brother; the eldest brother
  • n[post-N]nonreferentialan eldest brother in general
  • n[post-N]pluralelder brothers
  • n[post-N]singulareldest brother, male of the eldest brother's status (note that 其兄 is "his elder brother" and not specifically "his eldest brother".
  • nadVreference=objectlike an eldest brother
  • nccelder brother 三兄，諸兄，庶兄
  • npost-N.=NprN's elder brother NprDS
  • viactact as an elder brother should
弟  dì OC: liilʔ MC: dei 36 AttributionsWD

Dì 弟 refers to the younger brothers.

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 兄/BROTHER Xiōng 兄 regularly refers to the eldest brother as the head of his own generation (explicitly bó xiōng 伯兄), but the word often refers more generally to elder brothers, including those who are not the heir in the clan.

    Syntactic words
  • n(post-N)younger brother of the contextually determinate NCH
  • n(post-N).=Nprthe contextually determinate younger brother of N, NprCH
  • n[post-N.]+Npryounger brother
  • n[post-N]the subject's own younger brother; younger brothers
  • n[post-N]autonymthe younger brother
  • n[post-N]nonreferentiala younger brother in general
  • nadNyounger-brother
  • nadVas a younger brother; like a younger brother 弟畜之 "nourish like a younger brother would"
  • nadVreference=objectas the younger brother; like a younger brother SHIJI: 弟畜 HS:王莽少與峺兄弟同列友善，兄事斿而弟畜峺。
  • npost-Nyounger brother of N
  • npost-N.=NprN's younger brother NprDS
  • viactact as a younger brother should
兄弟  xiōng dì OC: qhʷraŋ liilʔ MC: hɣaŋ dei 35 AttributionsWD

elder brothers and younger brothers. The standard collective term for brothers is xiōng dì 兄弟.

    Syntactic words
  • NP(post-N)the brothers of the contextually determinate NCH
  • NP[post-N]one's brothers
  • NP[post-N]reflexiveone's brothers
  • NPabrelationalrelationship between elder and younger brothersLZ
  • NPabsocialthe relationship between eldest and younger brothers
  • NPadNfraternal; concerning brotherhood
  • NPadNfigurative"brotherly"; of "brotherly" relation to NDS
  • NPfigurative"things/persons related to each other like brothers"
  • NPpluralelder and younger brothers
  • NPsingularbrother
  • NP{PRED}figurativebe "brothers"
  • VPihave brotherly relations
  • VPtoNmutualhave sbling relations with
昆弟  kūn dì OC: kuun liilʔ MC: kuo̝n dei 30 AttributionsWD

Kūn dì 昆弟 refers to brothers in general, but there is a pervasive doubt whether it does not also include the notion of cousins. See COUSIN.

    Syntactic words
  • NP1-NP2N2=amountbrothers in amount of NP2 peopleDS
  • NPabrelations between brothers (not necessarily between the eldest and the others)
  • NPadVas brothers; one brother against the other
  • NPfigurative"brother"
  • NPnonreferentiala brother; brothers; elder and younger brothers, the flock of brothers
  • NPpluralbrothers
  • NPsingularbrother
母弟  mǔ dì OC: mɯʔ liilʔ MC: mu dei 6 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • NP=Nprbrother by the same mother (and father) by the name of Npr
  • NPpost-Nyounger brother by the same mother of N
  • NPpost-Nprbrother of NPpr by the same mother
  • NP{PRED}be a younger brother by the same mother
昆  kūn OC: kuun MC: kuo̝n 5 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • n[post-N]anyone in the same family, of the same generation, but older than ego
  • nccbrothers 二昆
仲  zhòng OC: ɡrluŋs MC: ɖuŋ 3 AttributionsWD

Zhòng 仲 refers to the next-eldest or second-eldest brother.

    Syntactic words
  • nsecond eldest brother
伯  bó OC: praaɡ MC: pɣɛk 3 AttributionsWD

Bó 伯／霸 is the technical term for the eldest brother.

    Syntactic words
  • neldest brother
介弟  jiè dì OC: kreeds liilʔ MC: kɣɛi dei 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPpost-Npolite: younger brother
伯兄  bó xiōng OC: praaɡ qhʷraŋ MC: pɣɛk hɣaŋ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NP[post-N]singulareldest brother
家兄  jiā xiōng OC: kraa qhʷraŋ MC: kɣɛ hɣaŋ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPelder brother
人兄  rén xiōng MC: nyin xjwaeng OC: njin qhʷraŋLZ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPnonreferentialan elder brotherLZ
叔  shū MC: syuwk OC: qhljɯwɡDS 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • nthird eldest brotherDS
異母弟  yì mǔ dì MC: yiH muwX dejX OC: p-lɯɡs mɯʔ liilʔTW 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NP=Nprhalf-brother of another mother (with the same father) by the name of NprTW
亞  yà OC: qraaɡs MC: ʔɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • nbrother-in-law
季  jì OC: kʷids MC: ki 0 AttributionsWD

Jì 季 refers to the last-born brother or sister.

    Syntactic words
  • nlast-born sibling; youngest of the children; third in seniority of brothers
宗子  zōng zǐ OC: tsuuŋ sklɯʔ MC: tsuo̝ŋ tsɨ 0 AttributionsWD

Zōng zǐ 宗子 is a specific, formal, and ritual term for the eldest brother and heir in a family, typically after the death of whom he succeeds. See HEIR.

    Syntactic words
弟兄  dì xiōng OC: liilʔ qhʷraŋ MC: dei hɣaŋ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • NP[post-N]my brother
阿兄  ā xiōng OC: qlaal qhʷraŋ MC: ʔɑ hɣaŋ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • NP(post-N)the elder brother
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    Syntactic words
  • NPnonreferentialan elder brotherLZ

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