年兄 nián xiōng ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄥ nin4 hing1
- lit. older brother
- fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations
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年
- 中年 zhōng nián ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zung1 nin4 middle age
- 今年 jīn nián ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ gam1 nin4 this year
- 来年 來年 lái nián ㄌㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ loi4 nin4 next year
- 全年 quán nián ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cyun4 nin4 the whole year
- 前年 qián nián ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cin4 nin4 the year before last
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- 半年 bàn nián ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ bun3 nin4 half a year
- 去年 qù nián ㄑㄩˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ heoi3 nin4 last year
- 同年 tóng nián ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ tung4 nin4 the same year
- 多年 duō nián ㄉㄨㄛ ㄋㄧㄢˊ do1 nin4 many years
- 学年 學年 xué nián ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ hok6 nin4 academic year
- 少年 shào nián ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ siu3 nin4 early youth
- 常年 cháng nián ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ soeng4 nin4 all year round
- 年代 nián dài ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ nin4 doi6 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
- 年初 nián chū ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨ nin4 co1 beginning of the year
- 年前 nián qián ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ nin4 cin4 by the end of the year
- 年年 nián nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ nin4 nin4 year after year; yearly; every year; annually
- 年底 nián dǐ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˇ nin4 dai2 the end of the year
- 年度 nián dù ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨˋ nin4 dou6 year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)
- 年画 年畫 nián huà ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ nin4 waak6 New Year (Spring Festival) picture
- 年纪 年紀 nián jì ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˋ nin4 gei2 age
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
- 令兄 lìng xiōng ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄩㄥ ling6 hing1 Your esteemed older brother (honorific)
- 兄妹 xiōng mèi ㄒㄩㄥ ㄇㄟˋ hing1 mui6 brother(s) and sister(s)
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- 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)
- 兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng ㄒㄩㄥ ㄓㄤˇ hing1 zoeng2 elder brother
- 内兄 內兄 nèi xiōng ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄩㄥ noi6 hing1 wife's older brother
- 堂兄 táng xiōng ㄊㄤˊ ㄒㄩㄥ tong4 hing1 older male patrilineal cousin
- 家兄 jiā xiōng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄩㄥ gaa1 hing1 (polite) my elder brother
- 师兄 師兄 shī xiōng ㄕ ㄒㄩㄥ si1 hing1 senior male fellow student or apprentice
- 从兄 從兄 cóng xiōng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄥ cung4 hing1 older male second cousin
- 父兄 fù xiōng ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄥ fu6 hing1 father and elder brother(s)
- 盟兄 méng xiōng ㄇㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄥ mang4 hing1 senior partner in sworn brotherhood
- 砚兄 硯兄 yàn xiōng ㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄥ jin6 hing1 senior fellow student
- 继兄 繼兄 jì xiōng ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ gai3 hing1 older stepbrother
- 老兄 lǎo xiōng ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥ lou5 hing1 elder brother (often used self-referentially)
- 胞兄 bāo xiōng ㄅㄠ ㄒㄩㄥ baau1 hing1 elder brother born to the same parents
- 表兄 biǎo xiōng ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥ biu2 hing1 older male cousin through a female relative
Idioms with these characters
- 百年树人 百年樹人 bǎi nián shù rén ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4 (idiom) it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens
- 百年之后 百年之後 bǎi nián zhī hòu ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ baak3 nin4 zi1 hau6 (idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
- 残年短景 殘年短景 cán nián duǎn jǐng ㄘㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ caan4 nin4 dyun2 ging2 at the end of the year (idiom)
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- 长年累月 長年累月 cháng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ coeng4 nin4 leoi5 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
- 成年累月 chéng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ sing4 nin4 leoi6 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
- 豆蔻年华 豆蔻年華 dòu kòu nián huá ㄉㄡˋ ㄎㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ dau6 kau3 nin4 waa4 (idiom) (of a girl) 13 or 14 years old; early teens; adolescence
- 度日如年 dù rì rú nián ㄉㄨˋ ㄖˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ dou6 jat6 jyu4 nin4 a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
- 而立之年 ér lì zhī nián ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ji4 laap6 zi1 nin4 (idiom) the age of 30
- 耳顺之年 耳順之年 ěr shùn zhī nián ㄦˇ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ji5 seon6 zi1 nin4 (idiom) 60 years old
- 隔年皇历 隔年皇曆 gé nián huáng lì ㄍㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ gaak3 nin4 wong4 lik6 lit. almanac from years back (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