fù xiōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
father and elder brother(s) / head of the family / patriarch
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Original source entry:

父兄 父兄 [fu4 xiong1] /father and elder brother(s)/head of the family/patriarch/

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Reference information

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  • 父
    fù

    (bound form) father / (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bó fù]) / (computing) (bound form) parent-

  • 兄
    xiōng

    elder brother

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