義弟

Chinese

		justice; righteousness; meaning	younger brother
trad. (義弟)		義	弟
simp. (义弟)		义	弟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìdì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ dai⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gī-tē

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìdì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìdì
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-ti⁴
    • Yale: yì-dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihdih
    • Palladius: иди (idi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ dai⁶
    • Yale: yih daih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ dai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ dei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² tɐi̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-tē
    • Tâi-lô: gī-tē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gixde
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡi²²⁻²¹ te²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡi⁴¹⁻²² te⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡi²²⁻²¹ te²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡi³³⁻¹¹ te³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡi³³⁻²¹ te³³/

Noun

義弟

1. younger blood brother

Japanese

Kanji in this term
義	弟
ぎ Grade: 5	てい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 義弟

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぎてー [gìtéé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲite̞ː]

Noun

義(ぎ)弟(てい) • (gitei) 

1. brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)
2. adopted younger brother, adoptive younger brother
3. step-younger brother
4. sworn younger brother

Synonyms

• (sworn younger brother): 弟分(おとうとぶん) (otōtobun)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “sworn younger brother”): 兄分(あにぶん) (anibun), 義兄(ぎけい) (gikei)

Hypernyms

• (sworn younger brother): 兄弟分(きょうだいぶん) (kyōdaibun), 義兄弟(ぎきょうだい) (gikyōdai)

See also

• 義(ぎ)親(しん) (gishin)
• 義(ぎ)父(ふ) (gifu)
• 義(ぎ)母(ぼ) (gibo)
• 義(ぎ)兄(けい) (gikei)
• 義(ぎ)姉(し) (gishi)
• 義(ぎ)妹(まい) (gimai)