Chinese edit

humane; kernel elder brother
simp. and trad.
(仁兄)

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (38) (32)
Final () (43) (112)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter nyin xjwaeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ȵiɪn/ /hˠwiæŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ȵin/ /hʷᵚiaŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȵʑjen/ /xiuaŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ȵin/ /hwiajŋ/
Li
Rong
/ȵiĕn/ /xiuɐŋ/
Wang
Li
/ȵʑĭĕn/ /xĭwɐŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ȵʑi̯ĕn/ /xi̯wɐŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
rén xiōng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jan4 hing1

Noun edit

仁兄

  1. (honorific) my dear friend
  2. (honorific, used by a younger brother) my elder brother