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Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
xiong1 di4	hing1 dai6, tai5	hing1 dai6, tai5	brothers / younger brother / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal

Traditional Chinese	Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
兄 Learn more	xiong1	hing1	hing1	elder brother
弟 Learn more	di4	dai6, tai5	dai6, tai5	younger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter)

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Traditional	Pinyin	Used for
個	ge4	general things; it's a catch-all measure word for individual things or units of something both abstract or physical objects

My brother aims to be a novelist.

His brother is not much of a companion for him.

The twins sleep in a bunk bed.

He shouted at his brother, his neck veins bulging.

Edgar cast a disdainful look at his twin.

The twin brothers are alike in appearance but differ greatly in disposition.

Words failed me when I met my long - lost brothers.

I learned that he was less indirect than his half brother the King.

Now, brother, repeat after me, "All praise to Allah, Lord of All the Worlds".

Wilson was elected, the twins were defeated - crushed , in fact, and left forlorn and substantially friendless.

Phonetics:	ni3	nǐ
Tone colors (āáǎàa):	off	on