Meaning of 世兄
世兄 means a respectful term of address for the son of a family friend of the same generation (esp. son of one's father's friend or student). Pronounced shì xiōng.
- a respectful term of address for the son of a family friend of the same generation (esp. son of one's father's friend or student)
Definitions & Examples
Zhāng张
dà大
ren人
yǔ与
Lǐ李
jiā家
shì是
shì世
jiāo交
，
gù故
chēng称
qí其
zhǎng长
zǐ子
wéi为
shì世
xiōng兄
。
Master Zhang and the Li family were old family friends, so he addressed the eldest son as 'shixiong'.
Tā他
shì是
jiā家
fù父
de的
rù入
shì室
dì弟
zǐ子
，
wǒ我
yǐ以
shì世
xiōng兄
chēng称
zhī之
。
He is my father's formal disciple, so I address him as 'shixiong'.
Suī虽
bèi辈
fen分
jiào较
dī低
，
dàn但
yīn因
liǎng两
jiā家
shì世
yì谊
shēn深
hòu厚
，
yì亦
zūn尊
chēng称
wéi为
shì世
xiōng兄
。
Although of a lower generation, due to the deep friendship between the two families, he was also respectfully addressed as 'shixiong'.