粵

兄hing1弟dai6

hing1 dai6xiōng dì

English

  1. brothers
  2. brothers
  3. younger brother
  4. close male friends, members of the same brotherhood
  5. groomsman, usher
  6. I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
  7. brotherly
  8. fraternal

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 同一對父母所生嘅男子,佢哋係彼此嘅兄弟(量詞:個/對/班);有時同父異母,或者同母異父,亦可以稱為兄弟。
  2. 當兩個男人嘅友情好深厚,就會叫對方做兄弟。(量詞:個/對/班)
  3. 婚禮入面陪伴、協助新郎嘅男性,通常係新郎嘅好朋友。睇埋戥穿石

Examples

  • 兄弟團

    groomsmen team

  • 兄弟如手足。

    (lit.) Brothers are like hands and feet. (fig.) Brothers are very close. ----

  • 得閒就揾班兄弟出嚟食下飯啦!

    Hey! Call your bros for dinner when you are free. ----

  • 我阿爸阿媽今個夏天諗住送我去波士頓探我啲表兄弟姊妹。

    My mother and father are sending me to Boston for the summer to visit my cousins.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我阿爸阿媽都冇返工,但係仍然好好噉照顧我同埋我嗰廿三個兄弟姊妹。

    Both of my parents were unemployed, but they didn't let that stop them from properly looking after me and my 23 brothers and sisters.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 人人生而自由,喺尊嚴同權利上一律平等。佢地有理性同良心,並且應該以兄弟關係嘅精神嚟互相對待。

    All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

    Tatoeba · nihtscua CC BY

  • 人人生出嚟就係自由嘅,喺尊嚴同權利上一律平等。佢哋具有理性同良心,而且應該用兄弟間嘅關係嚟互相對待。

    All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 我哋一定要識得做兄弟噉生活。 如果唔係我哋會成為傻仔一齊滅亡。

    Tatoeba CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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