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四海之内皆兄弟

sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
all men are brothers
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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-d16e943b17318866. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

四海之內皆兄弟 四海之内皆兄弟 [si4 hai3 zhi1 nei4 jie1 xiong1 di4] /all men are brothers/

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Other forms in these source records: 四海之內皆兄弟

  • 四
    sì

    four / 4

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 内
    nèi

    inside / inner / internal / within / interior

  • 皆
    jiē

    all / each and every / in all cases

  • 兄
    xiōng

    elder brother

  • 弟
    dì

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

    tì

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