兄終弟及

Chinese

		elder brother	end; finish	younger brother	to reach; and
trad. (兄終弟及)		兄	終	弟	及
simp. (兄终弟及)		兄	终	弟	及

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiōngzhōngdìjí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥㄓㄨㄥㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hing¹ zung¹ dai⁶ kap⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiōngzhōngdìjí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥㄓㄨㄥㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syongjhongdìjí
  - Wade–Giles: hsiung¹-chung¹-ti⁴-chi²
  - Yale: syūng-jūng-dì-jí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongjongdihjyi
  - Palladius: сюнчжундицзи (sjunčžundiczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hing¹ zung¹ dai⁶ kap⁶
  - Yale: hīng jūng daih kahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hing¹ dzung¹ dai⁶ kap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hing¹ zung¹ dei⁶ keb⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tɐi̯²² kʰɐp̚²/

Idiom

兄終弟及

agnatic seniority (the younger brother of a titled person succeeds instead of the sons of the titled person)

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