xiōng​zhōng​dì​jí

succession by a younger brother; levirate marriage

  1. elder brother
    (bound form) elder brother; one's older male sibling
  2. zhōng adjective
    to die
    (bound form) to die; to pass away; to reach the end of one's life
  3. noun
    younger brother
    (bound form) younger brother; a junior male relative of the same generation; a junior male friend
  4. verb
    to reach
    To reach a certain point, level, or standard; to arrive at or come up to.