n. (Trad=兄, Pinyin=xiong1) elder brother

n. (Simp=兄, Pinyin=xiong1) elder brother

[兄] an elder brother; a senior

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[刑] a punishment; a penalty; a sentence

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[型] a model; a mold; a matrix; style; type; pattern

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[形] shape; form; format

nan4 xiong1 nan4 di4
Suffering big brother, suffering little brother.
Originally meaning brothers with the same ability and virtue. Later describing people who are in the same boat, struggling in difficulties together. Two of a kind.

Pinyin: xiong1
Wade-Giles: hsiung1
Zhuyin:
Hanzi:
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