xián​dì

my dear brother

  • created sense approved 贤弟/賢弟 · xián​dì · my dear brother — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贤弟 / 賢弟

    xián​dì

    my dear brother

    a respectful term of address used for a male friend or a peer who is younger than oneself

    贤 (literal) → 贤/賢 · xián · [honorific] 弟 (literal) → 弟 · dì · younger brother

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 贤弟/賢弟 · xián​dì · worthy brother — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贤弟 / 賢弟

    xián​dì

    worthy brother

    a respectful way to refer to or address one's own younger brother

    贤 (literal) → 贤/賢 · xián · [honorific] 弟 (literal) → 弟 · dì · younger brother

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense