親兄弟，明算賬

Chinese

		full-brother or half brother		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	to do accounts; to balance the books; to make out the bills
trad. (親兄弟，明算賬)		親兄弟	，	明	算賬
simp. (亲兄弟，明算账)		亲兄弟	，	明	算账
alternative forms		親兄弟，明算帳／亲兄弟，明算帐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīn xiōngdì, míng suànzhàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ , ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): can¹ hing¹ dai⁶, ming⁴ syun³ zoeng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīn xiōngdì, míng suànzhàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ , ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cin syongdì, míng suànjhàng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin¹ hsiung¹-ti⁴, ming² suan⁴-chang⁴
    • Yale: chīn syūng-dì-, míng swàn-jàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chin shiongdih, ming suannjanq
    • Palladius: цинь сюнди, мин суаньчжан (cinʹ sjundi, min suanʹčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ su̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: can¹ hing¹ dai⁶, ming⁴ syun³ zoeng³
    • Yale: chān hīng daih, mìhng syun jeung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsan¹ hing¹ dai⁶, ming⁴ syn³ dzoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cen¹ hing¹ dei⁶, ming⁴ xun³ zêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ tɐi̯²² mɪŋ²¹ syːn³³ t͡sœːŋ³³/

Proverb

親兄弟，明算賬

1. Even with your own brothers, keep clear accounts.

Synonyms

• 好兄弟，明算賬／好兄弟，明算账