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兄
1. 哥哥。
(Elder brother.)
2. 哥哥:胞~。堂~。表~。
(Brother: biological elder brother, paternal cousin brother, maternal cousin brother.)
3. 【同本义】 ([En.] elder brother)
同本义 ([En.] elder brother)
4. 亲戚中同辈男性中年龄比自己大的 ([En.] brother)
(Older male among relatives of the same generation.)
5. 对他人的尊称 ([En.] friend)
(A respectful term for others.)
6. 古代亦以称姐 ([En.] sister)
(In ancient times, also used to refer to a sister.)
7. 指物之先生而大者 ([En.] pioneer)
(Referring to someone who is an elder or a leader in a certain field.)
引文:
1. 《说文》:兄,长也。
(Shuo Wen: An elder brother is the one who is older.)
2. 《尔雅》:男子先生为兄。
(Er Ya: A man is called brother if he is older.)
3. 《诗·小雅·斯干》:兄及弟矣,式相好矣。
(Shijing: Brothers and younger siblings, being mutually kind.)
例句:
- 乃兄 (your elder brother)
- 令兄 (respectful term for the other’s elder brother)
- 愚兄 (humble term for one’s own elder brother)
- 家兄 (humble term for one’s elder brother)
引文:
1. 唐· 韩愈《此日足可惜赠张籍》:表兄下马步堤岸,上船拜吾兄。
(Tang, Han Yu: My cousin dismounted and stepped on the bank to greet my elder brother.)
例句:
- 表兄 (cousin brother)
- 内兄 (brother-in-law)
- 姻克 (in-law brother)
- 堂兄 (paternal cousin brother)
引文:
1. 柳宗元《与肖翰林佝俛书》:兄知之,勿为他人言也。
(Liu Zongyuan: Brother, do not tell others.)
例句:
- 学兄 (senior in academic context)
- 仁兄 (benevolent brother)
引文:
1. 《孟子·万章上》:弥子之妻与子路之妻,兄弟也。
(Mencius: The wives of Mi Zi and Zi Lu are like siblings.)
引文:
1. 《吕氏春秋》:是故其耨也,长其兄而去其弟。
(Lü Shi Chun Qiu: Therefore, it raises the elder and eliminates the younger.)
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