兄終弟及

Chinese

		elder brother	end; finish	younger brother	to reach; and
trad. (兄終弟及)		兄	終	弟	及
simp. (兄终弟及)		兄	终	弟	及

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiōngzhōngdìjí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hing¹ zung¹ dai⁶ kap⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiōngzhōngdìjí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syongjhongdìjí
    • Wade–Giles: hsiung¹-chung¹-ti⁴-chi²
    • Yale: syūng-jūng-dì-jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongjongdihjyi
    • Palladius: сюнчжундицзи (sjunčžundiczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hing¹ zung¹ dai⁶ kap⁶
    • Yale: hīng jūng daih kahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hing¹ dzung¹ dai⁶ kap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hing¹ zung¹ dei⁶ keb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tɐi̯²² kʰɐp̚²/

Idiom

兄終弟及

1. agnatic seniority (the younger brother of a titled person succeeds instead of the sons of the titled person)