兄臺

Chinese

		elder brother	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (兄臺/兄台)		兄	臺/台
simp. (兄台)		兄	台

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiōngtái

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hing¹ toi⁴
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): hian¹ tai⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiōngtái
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syongtái
    • Wade–Giles: hsiung¹-tʻai²
    • Yale: syūng-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongtair
    • Palladius: сюнтай (sjuntaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hing¹ toi⁴
    • Yale: hīng tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hing¹ toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hing¹ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hian¹ tai⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hiaⁿ thâi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hĩã³³⁻²³ tʰai⁵⁵/

Noun

兄臺

1. (polite appellation for a friend one's age) brother; friend