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The name Big Brother in Chinese / Japanese...

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  1. Big Brother

  2. Blood Brothers

  3. Brothers

  4. Brother and Sister

  5. Brotherly and Sisterly Love

  6. Wise Younger Brother

  7. Big Brother / Elder Brother


 lǎo dà gē
Big Brother Scroll

老大哥 is how to write “big brother” in Chinese.

It literally means “respected big brother.”


This does not have the same idiomatic meaning in Chinese as it does in English regarding government surveillance etc.

Blood Brothers

 xuè xiōng dì
 chi kyou dai
Blood Brothers Scroll

血兄弟 means “Blood Brothers” in Chinese and Japanese.

 xiōng dì
 kyou dai
Brothers Scroll

兄弟 is a Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja title for brothers.

Some notes: It's kind of an uncommon title for a wall scroll.
In Chinese, this is usually understood as brothers. In Japanese, it can extend to mean “brothers and sisters” or siblings.

Brother and Sister

 keishi / kyoudai
Brother and Sister Scroll

兄姉 means “brother and sister,” in Japanese.

There's no perfect way to say it in calligraphy, but this is probably the best way.

Brotherly and Sisterly Love

 shǒu zú qíng
Brotherly and Sisterly Love Scroll

手足情 is the love between siblings.

When you love, protect, care for, and have a deep bond that only brothers or sisters can.

The actual translation is “Hand and Foot,” but the relationship between brothers or sisters is like that of hands and feet. They belong together and complete the body. Even though this says “hand and foot,” it will always be read with the brotherly and sisterly love meaning in Chinese.

Note: During the past 20 years, the “One child policy” in China is slowly making this term obsolete.

Wise Younger Brother

 xián dì
 ken tei
Wise Younger Brother Scroll

賢弟 is an honorific title for a little brother.

This can be translated as a worthy little brother or wise younger brother. This can also be a polite reference to another person's younger brother, your junior, or your subordinate.

Big Brother / Elder Brother

 ā xiōng
 akei
Big Brother / Elder Brother Scroll

阿兄 is a Chinese and Japanese title for elder brother.

阿兄 is an honorific title, like saying, “my dear brother.” A nice way to pay tribute to your big brother or older brother on your wall.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

老大哥

see styles
lǎo dà gē
    lao3 da4 ge1
lao ta ko

More info & calligraphy:

Big Brother
big brother

大哥

see styles
dà gē
    da4 ge1
ta ko
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss

兄貴分

see styles
 anikibun
    あにきぶん
(1) senior group member; leader among peers; (expression) (2) (See 分・ぶん・4) (like) one's older brother; big brother

Variations:
ビッグブラザー
ビッグ・ブラザー

see styles
 bigguburazaa; biggu burazaa / bigguburaza; biggu buraza
    ビッグブラザー; ビッグ・ブラザー
(1) big brother; elder brother; (2) (from Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four) Big Brother; dictator; despot

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Big Brother老大哥lǎo dà gē
lao3 da4 ge1
lao da ge
laodage
lao ta ko
laotako
Blood Brothers血兄弟chi kyou dai
chikyoudai
chi kyo dai
xuè xiōng dì
xue4 xiong1 di4
xue xiong di
xuexiongdi
hsüeh hsiung ti
hsüehhsiungti
Brothers兄弟kyou dai / kyoudai / kyo daixiōng dì / xiong1 di4 / xiong di / xiongdihsiung ti / hsiungti
Brother and Sister兄姉keishi / kyoudai
keishi / kyodai
Brotherly and Sisterly Love手足情shǒu zú qíng
shou3 zu2 qing2
shou zu qing
shouzuqing
shou tsu ch`ing
shoutsuching
shou tsu ching
Wise Younger Brother賢弟
贤弟
ken tei / kenteixián dì / xian2 di4 / xian di / xiandihsien ti / hsienti
Big Brother
Elder Brother
阿兄akeiā xiōng / a1 xiong1 / a xiong / axionga hsiung / ahsiung
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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