兄妹

Chinese

		elder brother	younger sister
simp. and trad. (兄妹)		兄	妹

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiōngmèi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hing¹ mui^6-2, hing¹ mui⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hiûng-moi
Min Nan (POJ): hiaⁿ-mōe / hiaⁿ-bē

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiōngmèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥㄇㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongmey
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hing¹ mui^6-2, hing¹ mui⁶
  - Yale: hīng múi, hīng muih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hing¹ mui^6-2, hing¹ mui⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hing¹ mui², hing¹ mui⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ muːy̯²²⁻³⁵/, /hɪŋ⁵⁵ muːy̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiûng-moi
  - Hakka Romanization System: hiung´ moi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hiung¹ moi⁴
  - IPA: /hi̯uŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ moi̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-mōe
  - Tâi-lô: hiann-muē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hviamoe
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiã⁴⁴⁻³³ muẽ³³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-bē
  - Tâi-lô: hiann-bē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hvia'be
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiã⁴⁴⁻³³ be³³/

Noun

兄妹

older brother and younger sister

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
兄	妹
けい Grade: 2	まい Grade: 2
kan’on	goon

From 兄 (kei, “elder brother”, 漢音 (kan'on)) +‎ 妹 (“younger sister”, 呉音 (goon)), from Chinese 兄妹. Compare 兄弟 (kyōdai, “brothers”), 姉弟 (shitei, “elder sister and younger brother”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) けーまい [kèémáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ke̞ːma̠i]

Noun

兄妹 (hiragana けいまい, rōmaji keimai)

(collective) elder brother and younger sister

See also

姉 (し)妹 (まい) (shimai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
兄	妹
きょう Grade: 2	だい Grade: 2
goon	Irregular

Jukujikun (熟字訓).

Noun

兄妹 (hiragana きょうだい, rōmaji kyōdai, historical hiragana きやうだい)

Alternative spelling of 兄弟 (“siblings”, literally “brothers”) (an older brother and a younger sister)
永 (えい)遠 (えん)の兄 (きょう)妹 (だい)
eien no kyōdai
eternal brotherhood

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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