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孪生兄弟

luán shēng xiōng dìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
twin brothers
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-50a6eb2e339f9262. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

孿生兄弟 孪生兄弟 [luan2 sheng1 xiong1 di4] /twin brothers/

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Other forms in these source records: 孿生兄弟

  • 孪
    luán

    twins

  • 生
    shēng

    to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire) / to live; to be alive / life / raw; uncooked; unprocessed / unfamiliar; strange / (bound form) student; person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life; lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[shēng téng]) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[shēng lā yìng zhuài])

  • 兄
    xiōng

    elder brother

  • 弟
    dì

    younger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter)

    tì

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