친형제

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 親兄弟, from (intimate, dear) + (elder brother) + (younger brother). See also Japanese 親兄弟(おやきょうだい) (oyakyōdai).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰinʝʌ̹ŋd͡ʑe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chinhyeongje
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chinhyeongje
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'inhyŏngje
    Yale Romanization?chin.hyengcey

    Noun

    친형제 • (chinhyeongje) (hanja 親兄弟)

    1. (family) one's (own) brother, blood brother, full-brother
      우리 친형제처럼 대했다.
      Geu-neun uri-reul chinhyeongje-cheoreom daehaetda.
      He treated us like his own brothers.

    See also