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

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

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)^?}

eldest brother

References

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