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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.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your brother sister search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
兄姉 see styles |
keishi; kyoudai(ik) / keshi; kyodai(ik) けいし; きょうだい(ik) |
More info & calligraphy: Brother and Sister |
姒 see styles |
sì si4 ssu |
wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old); elder sister (old) |
嫂 see styles |
sǎo sao3 sao aniyome あによめ |
(bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law elder brother's wife; sister-in-law |
兄妹 see styles |
xiōng mèi xiong1 mei4 hsiung mei keimai; kyoudai(ik) / kemai; kyodai(ik) けいまい; きょうだい(ik) |
brother(s) and sister(s) older brother and younger sister |
兄嫁 see styles |
aniyome あによめ |
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law |
大嫂 see styles |
dà sǎo da4 sao3 ta sao |
older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) |
妹婿 see styles |
mèi xù mei4 xu4 mei hsü imoutomuko / imotomuko いもうとむこ |
brother-in-law (younger sister's husband) the husband of one's younger sister |
姉弟 see styles |
shitei; kyoudai(ik) / shite; kyodai(ik) してい; きょうだい(ik) |
older sister and younger brother |
姐丈 see styles |
jiě zhàng jie3 zhang4 chieh chang |
older sister's husband; brother-in-law |
嫂嫂 see styles |
sǎo sao sao3 sao5 sao sao |
older brother's wife; sister-in-law; (polite address to a younger married woman) sister |
嫂子 see styles |
sǎo zi sao3 zi5 sao tzu |
(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law |
弟妹 see styles |
dì mèi di4 mei4 ti mei teimai / temai ていまい |
younger sibling; younger brother's wife younger brother and sister |
弟婦 弟妇 see styles |
dì fù di4 fu4 ti fu |
younger brother's wife; sister-in-law |
弟媳 see styles |
dì xí di4 xi2 ti hsi |
younger brother's wife; sister-in-law |
氏上 see styles |
ujinokami うじのかみ |
(1) (archaism) eldest son; (2) (archaism) older brother; older sister; (3) (archaism) older person; (4) (archaism) head of a clan; head of a region; (5) (archaism) skilled craftsman; (archaism) head of a clan; (personal name) Ujinokami |
義兄 see styles |
gikei(p); ani(ik) / gike(p); ani(ik) ぎけい(P); あに(ik) |
(1) brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); (2) older stepbrother |
義妹 see styles |
gimai(p); imouto(ik) / gimai(p); imoto(ik) ぎまい(P); いもうと(ik) |
(1) sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); (2) younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister |
義姉 see styles |
gishi(p); ane(ik) ぎし(P); あね(ik) |
(1) sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); (2) older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister |
義弟 see styles |
gitei(p); otouto(ik) / gite(p); ototo(ik) ぎてい(P); おとうと(ik) |
(1) brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (2) (rare) younger stepbrother |
舅嫂 see styles |
jiù sǎo jiu4 sao3 chiu sao |
wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law |
表叔 see styles |
biǎo shū biao3 shu1 piao shu |
son of grandfather's sister; son of grandmother's brother or sister; father's younger male cousin; (Hong Kong slang) mainlander |
乳兄弟 see styles |
chikyoudai / chikyodai ちきょうだい |
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister |
Variations: |
oto おと |
(1) (archaism) younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); (2) (archaism) youngest child; (prefix) (3) (archaism) young; younger; youngest; (prefix) (4) (archaism) young and beautiful; cute |
種違い see styles |
tanechigai たねちがい |
half-sibling (by a different father); uterine sibling; maternal half-sibling; half-brother; half-sister |
胤違い see styles |
tanechigai たねちがい |
half-sibling (by a different father); uterine sibling; maternal half-sibling; half-brother; half-sister |
たね違い see styles |
tanechigai たねちがい |
half-sibling (by a different father); uterine sibling; maternal half-sibling; half-brother; half-sister |
兄妹交配 see styles |
kyoudaikouhai / kyodaikohai きょうだいこうはい |
brother-sister inbreeding; sibling mating |
Variations: |
aniyome あによめ |
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law |
同母異父 同母异父 see styles |
tóng mǔ yì fù tong2 mu3 yi4 fu4 t`ung mu i fu tung mu i fu |
(of siblings) having the same mother but different fathers; half (brother or sister) |
同父異母 同父异母 see styles |
tóng fù yì mǔ tong2 fu4 yi4 mu3 t`ung fu i mu tung fu i mu |
(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers; half (brother or sister) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
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 |
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