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襟弟
jīn dì
Pinyin
Definition
襟弟
-
jīn dì
husband of wife's younger sister
Character Decomposition
襟
衤
林
示
弟
丷
弓
丨
㇒
Related Words
(20)
兄弟
xiōng dì
1
brothers
2
younger brother
3
CL:個|个[gè]
4
I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
5
brotherly
6
fraternal
弟弟
dì di
1
younger brother
2
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
堂弟
táng dì
1
younger male patrilineal cousin
小弟
xiǎo dì
1
little brother
2
I, your little brother (humble)
小弟弟
xiǎo dì di
1
little brother
2
little boy
3
(coll.) penis
弟
dì
1
younger brother
2
junior male
3
I (modest word in letter)
弟子
dì zǐ
1
disciple
2
follower
徒弟
tú dì
1
apprentice
2
disciple
老弟
lǎo dì
1
(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy
2
old pal
胸襟
xiōng jīn
1
lapel of jacket
2
heart
3
aspiration
4
vision
表弟
biǎo dì
1
younger male cousin via female line
令弟
lìng dì
1
honorable little brother
兄弟会
xiōng dì huì
1
fraternity
堂兄弟
táng xiōng dì
1
father's brother's sons
2
paternal male cousin
堂弟妹
táng dì mèi
1
wife of younger male cousin via male line
2
younger cousins via male line
姐弟恋
jiě dì liàn
1
love between an older woman and a younger man
子弟
zǐ dì
1
child
2
the younger generation
学弟
xué dì
1
junior or younger male schoolmate
家弟
jiā dì
1
(polite) my younger brother
对襟
duì jīn
1
buttoned Chinese jacket
Idioms
(9)
兄弟阋于墙,外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
1
internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
兄弟阋墙
xiōng dì xì qiáng
1
internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself
扼襟控咽
è jīn kòng yān
1
to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
1
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
2
strapped for cash
3
unable to make ends meet
正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
1
to sit upright and still (idiom)
襟怀坦白
jīn huái tǎn bái
1
open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
2
ingenuous
3
openhearted
4
unselfish
5
magnanimous
6
broad-minded
亲兄弟,明算帐
qīn xiōng dì , míng suàn zhàng
1
even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
难兄难弟
nán xiōng nán dì
1
lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
2
fig. one is just as bad as the other
难兄难弟
nàn xiōng nàn dì
1
brothers in hardship (idiom)
2
fellow sufferers
3
in the same boat
Sample Sentences