年长兄
nián​zhǎng​xiōng

senior fellow successful candidate

  • created sense approved 年长兄/年長兄 · nián​zhǎng​xiōng · senior fellow successful candidate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    年长兄 / 年長兄

    nián​zhǎng​xiōng

    senior fellow successful candidate

    a respectful form of address for a fellow candidate who passed the imperial examinations in the same year but is older, or for a long-time friend of similar rank

    年 (literal) → 年 · nián · year 长兄 (literal) → 长兄/長兄 · zhǎng​xiōng · honorific address

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