难兄难弟 難兄難弟
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)
- fig. one is just as bad as the other
难兄难弟 難兄難弟 nàn xiōng nàn dì ㄋㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄋㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ naan4 hing1 naan4 dai6
- brothers in hardship (idiom)
- fellow sufferers
- in the same boat
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难 難
- 刁难 刁難 diāo nàn ㄉㄧㄠ ㄋㄢˋ diu1 naan4 to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult
- 困难 困難 kùn nan ㄎㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄋㄢ kwan3 naan4 difficult
- 灾难 災難 zāi nàn ㄗㄞ ㄋㄢˋ zoi1 naan6 disaster; catastrophe
- 为难 為難 wéi nán ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ wai4 naan4 to feel embarrassed or awkward
- 磨难 磨難 mó nàn ㄇㄛˊ ㄋㄢˋ mo4 naan6 a torment
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- 空难 空難 kōng nàn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˋ hung1 naan6 air crash
- 罹难 罹難 lí nàn ㄌㄧˊ ㄋㄢˋ lei4 naan6 to die in an accident or disaster
- 艰难 艱難 jiān nán ㄐㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ gaan1 naan4 difficult
- 苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋ fu2 naan6 suffering
- 遇难 遇難 yù nàn ㄩˋ ㄋㄢˋ jyu6 naan6 to perish
- 避难 避難 bì nàn ㄅㄧˋ ㄋㄢˋ bei6 naan4 to take refuge; to seek asylum
- 难以 難以 nán yǐ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ naan4 ji5 hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 难免 難免 nán miǎn ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ naan4 min5 hard to avoid
- 难受 難受 nán shòu ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ naan4 sau6 to feel unwell
- 难堪 難堪 nán kān ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄢ naan4 ham1 hard to take
- 难度 難度 nán dù ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨˋ naan4 dou6 degree of difficulty
- 难得 難得 nán dé ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄜˊ naan4 dak1 seldom
- 难忘 難忘 nán wàng ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄤˋ naan4 mong4 unforgettable
- 难怪 難怪 nán guài ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ naan4 gwaai3 (it's) no wonder (that...)
- 难民 難民 nàn mín ㄋㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ naan6 man4 refugee
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
- 年兄 nián xiōng ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄥ nin4 hing1 lit. older brother
- 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
弟
- 兄弟 xiōng dì ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ hing1 dai6 brothers
- 子弟 zǐ dì ㄗˇ ㄉㄧˋ zi2 dai6 child
- 弟兄 dì xiong ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄒㄩㄥ 弟dai6 hing1 brothers
- 弟子 dì zǐ ㄉㄧˋ ㄗˇ dai6 zi2 disciple; follower
- 弟弟 dì di ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄧ dai6 dai6 younger brother
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- 徒弟 tú dì ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ tou4 dai2 apprentice
- 仁弟 rén dì ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ jan4 dai6 (honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend
- 令弟 lìng dì ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ ling6 dai6 honorable little brother
- 内弟 內弟 nèi dì ㄋㄟˋ ㄉㄧˋ noi6 dai6 wife's younger brother
- 堂弟 táng dì ㄊㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ tong4 dai6 younger male patrilineal cousin
- 学弟 學弟 xué dì ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄧˋ hok6 dai6 junior or younger male schoolmate
- 家弟 jiā dì ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄧˋ gaa1 dai6 (polite) my younger brother
- 小弟 xiǎo dì ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ siu2 dai6 little brother
- 师弟 師弟 shī dì ㄕ ㄉㄧˋ si1 dai2 young disciple (of the same master)
- 幼弟 yòu dì ㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˋ jau3 dai6 younger brother
- 厂弟 廠弟 chǎng dì ㄔㄤˇ ㄉㄧˋ cong2 dai6 (derog.) young man who works in a factory
- 弟妹 dì mèi ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄟˋ dai6 mui6 younger sibling
- 弟妇 弟婦 dì fù ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄨˋ dai6 fu5 younger brother's wife
- 弟媳 dì xí ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ dai6 sik1 younger brother's wife; sister-in-law
- 御弟 yù dì ㄩˋ ㄉㄧˋ jyu6 dai6 emperor's young brother