令兄
lìng xiōng
Pinyin

Definition

令兄
 - 
lìng xiōng
  1. Your esteemed older brother (honorific)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

令
Líng
  1. 1 see 令狐[Líng hú]
兄弟
xiōng dì
  1. 1 brothers
  2. 2 younger brother
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
  5. 5 brotherly
  6. 6 fraternal
下令
xià lìng
  1. 1 to give an order
  2. 2 to command
仁兄
rén xiōng
  1. 1 (honorific written address) My dear friend
兄
xiōng
  1. 1 elder brother
兄妹
xiōng mèi
  1. 1 brother(s) and sister(s)
司令
sī lìng
  1. 1 commanding officer
命令
mìng lìng
  1. 1 order
  2. 2 command
  3. 3 CL:道[dào],個|个[gè]
师兄
shī xiōng
  1. 1 senior male fellow student or apprentice
  2. 2 son (older than oneself) of one's teacher
弟兄
dì xiong
  1. 1 brothers
  2. 2 comrade
指令
zhǐ lìng
  1. 1 order
  2. 2 command
  3. 3 instruction
老兄
lǎo xiōng
  1. 1 elder brother (often used self-referentially)
  2. 2 (form of address between male friends) old chap
  3. 3 buddy
号令
hào lìng
  1. 1 an order (esp. army)
  2. 2 bugle call expressing military order
  3. 3 verbal command
通缉令
tōng jī lìng
  1. 1 order for arrest
  2. 2 wanted circular
  3. 3 wanted poster
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
令人满意
lìng rén mǎn yì
  1. 1 satisfying
  2. 2 satisfactory
令堂
lìng táng
  1. 1 (honorific) your mother
令尊
lìng zūn
  1. 1 Your esteemed father (honorific)
令弟
lìng dì
  1. 1 honorable little brother
令牌
lìng pái
  1. 1 (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority
  2. 2 (fig.) decree
  3. 3 directive
  4. 4 (computing) token

Idioms (15)

三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
  1. 1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
  1. 1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
兄弟阋墙
xiōng dì xì qiáng
  1. 1 internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
  1. 1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
  1. 1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
朝令夕改
zhāo lìng xī gǎi
  1. 1 to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
发号施令
fā hào shī lìng
  1. 1 to boss people around (idiom)
色令智昏
sè lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head over lust
  2. 2 sex-crazy (idiom)
亲兄弟，明算帐
qīn xiōng dì , míng suàn zhàng
  1. 1 even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
军令如山
jūn lìng rú shān
  1. 1 military orders are like mountains (idiom)
  2. 2 a military order must be obeyed
难兄难弟
nán xiōng nán dì
  1. 1 lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is just as bad as the other
难兄难弟
nàn xiōng nàn dì
  1. 1 brothers in hardship (idiom)
  2. 2 fellow sufferers
  3. 3 in the same boat

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