親兄弟，明算賬
Chinese
| full-brother or half brother | clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty |
to do accounts; to balance the books; to make out the bills | |||
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| trad. (親兄弟，明算賬) | 親兄弟 | ， | 明 | 算賬 | |
| simp. (亲兄弟，明算账) | 亲兄弟 | ， | 明 | 算账 | |
| alternative forms | 親兄弟，明算帳／亲兄弟，明算帐 | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qīn xiōngdì, míng suànzhàng
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ , ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cin syongdì, míng suànjhàng
- Wade–Giles: chʻin1 hsiung1-ti4, ming2 suan4-chang4
- Yale: chīn syūng-dì-, míng swàn-jàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chin shiongdih, ming suannjanq
- Palladius: цинь сюнди, мин суаньчжан (cinʹ sjundi, min suanʹčžan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ su̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: can1 hing1 dai6, ming4 syun3 zoeng3
- Yale: chān hīng daih, mìhng syun jeung
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsan1 hing1 dai6, ming4 syn3 dzoeng3
- Guangdong Romanization: cen1 hing1 dei6, ming4 xun3 zêng3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ tɐi̯²² mɪŋ²¹ syːn³³ t͡sœːŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
親兄弟，明算賬
- Even with your own brothers, keep clear accounts.
Synonyms
- 好兄弟，明算賬 / 好兄弟，明算账