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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
弟兄 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
弟兄 ＝ 弟 ＋ 兄
ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ · dìxiōng
noun — brothers; comrades, the guys (in a group bound like kin)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

弟younger brother (弟弟)dì
兄elder brother (兄長)xiōng
弟兄，弟弟的弟，兄長的兄。
關 · Related
兄弟xiōngdìthe same two characters reversed — elder-first, the more neutral order手足shǒuzúhands and feet — siblings by another figure