令兄
令兄 lìng xiōng ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄩㄥ ling6 hing1
- Your esteemed older brother (honorific)
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More words with these characters
令
- 下令 xià lìng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ haa6 ling6 to give an order; to issue an order
- 口令 kǒu lìng ㄎㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ hau2 ling6 oral command
- 司令 sī lìng ㄙ ㄌㄧㄥˋ si1 ling6 commanding officer
- 命令 mìng lìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ming6 ling6 order
- 指令 zhǐ lìng ㄓˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ zi2 ling6 to order; to command
- 法令 fǎ lìng ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ faat3 ling6 decree; ordinance
兄
- 兄弟 xiōng dì ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ hing1 dai6 brothers
- 弟兄 dì xiong ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄒㄩㄥ 弟dai6 hing1 brothers
- 仁兄 rén xiōng ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄥ jan4 hing1 (honorific written address) My dear friend
- 兄妹 xiōng mèi ㄒㄩㄥ ㄇㄟˋ hing1 mui6 brother(s) and sister(s)
- 兄嫂 xiōng sǎo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄙㄠˇ hing1 sou2 elder brother and his wife
- 兄台兄臺 xiōng tái ㄒㄩㄥ ㄊㄞˊ hing1 toi4 brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
Idioms with these characters
- 发号施令發號施令 fā hào shī lìng ㄈㄚ ㄏㄠˋ ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˋ faat3 hou6 si1 ling6 to boss people around (idiom)
- 军令如山軍令如山 jūn lìng rú shān ㄐㄩㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄢ gwan1 ling6 jyu4 saan1 military orders are like mountains (idiom)
- 利令智昏 lì lìng zhì hūn ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄣ lei6 ling6 zi3 fan1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
- 令人发指令人髮指 lìng rén fà zhǐ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄚˋ ㄓˇ ling6 jan4 faat3 zi2 (idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing
- 令行禁止 lìng xíng jìn zhǐ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ ling6 hang4 gam3 zi2 lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)
- 难兄难弟難兄難弟 nán xiōng nán dì ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ naan4 hing1 naan4 dai6 lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
- 难兄难弟難兄難弟 nàn xiōng nàn dì ㄋㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄋㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ naan4 hing1 naan4 dai6 brothers in hardship (idiom)
- 兄弟阋墙兄弟鬩牆 xiōng dì xì qiáng ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ hing1 dai6 jik1 coeng4 internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself