(honorific) brothers
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a respectful form of address for another person's brothers
literaryAn honorific term used to show respect when referring to another person's brothers. It is a compound of '昆' (elder brother) and '仲' (second-born brother), but together it functions as a respectful term for 'brothers' in general. It is considered very formal and literary.
Bù不
zhī知
kūn昆
zhòng仲
jìn近
lái来
kě可
hǎo好
？
I wonder how your esteemed brothers have been lately?
Tā他
men们
Wáng王
jiā家
kūn昆
zhòng仲
èr二
rén人
，
dōu都
shì是
jié杰
chū出
de的
xué学
zhě者
。
The two Wang brothers are both outstanding scholars.
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Xiān先
sheng生
kūn昆
zhòng仲
de的
cái才
huá华
，
lìng令
rén人
qīn钦
pèi佩
。
The talent of your brothers, sir, is truly admirable.