seniority among brothers; evenly matched
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
order of seniority among brothers; metaphor for people or things of equal standing
literaryA literary term originating from the ancient ranking of brothers (伯 eldest, 仲 second, 叔 third, 季 youngest). Commonly used in the idiom 伯仲之间 to describe things that are evenly matched or on a par with each other.
Zhè这
liǎng两
zhī支
qiú球
duì队
de的
shí实
lì力
zài在
bó伯
zhòng仲
zhī之
jiān间
。
The strengths of these two teams are evenly matched.
Tā他
men们
èr二
rén人
de的
cái才
huá华
nán难
fēn分
bó伯
zhòng仲
。
It is difficult to distinguish between the talents of these two people; they are equally matched.
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Gǔ古
dài代
yǐ以
bó伯
、
zhòng仲
、
shū叔
、
jì季
wéi为
xiōng兄
dì弟
pái排
háng行
de的
cì次
xù序
。
In ancient times, bo, zhong, shu, and ji were used to denote the order of seniority among brothers.