xiōng

archaic
noun

Meaning of 如兄

如兄 means sworn elder brother; adopted elder brother (in former times). Pronounced rú xiōng.

  • sworn elder brother; adopted elder brother (in former times)

Definitions & Examples

nián
zhǎng
suì
 
shì
de
xiōng
 

He is several years older than me and is my sworn elder brother.

Zài
jiù
xiǎo
shuō
zhōng
 
cháng
yǒu
xiōng
de
jié
bài
miáo
xiě
 

In old novels, there are often descriptions of sworn brotherhood involving sworn elder and younger brothers.

men
bài
zhī
jiāo
 
cóng
xiōng
xiāng
chēng
 

They performed the eight bows ceremony and from then on addressed each other as sworn elder and younger brothers.

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