even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
trad. 親兄弟，明算帳
Also written 親兄弟，明算帳【qīn xiōng dì , míng suàn zhàng】
Characters in this word
6亲
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parent, one's own (flesh and blood), relative, related, marriage, bride, close, intimate, in person, first-hand, in favor of, pro-, to kiss, (Internet slang) dear
- Pinyin
- qīn
- Traditional
- 親
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2436 of 2500
兄
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elder brother
- Pinyin
- xiōng
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 21692 of 2500
弟
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younger brother, junior male, I (modest word in letter)
- Pinyin
- dì
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 14766 of 2500
明
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Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), surname Ming, Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- Pinyin
- Míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4563 of 2500
算
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to calculate; to figure out, to include; to count in, to count; to be valid; to carry weight, to regard as; to consider (to be ...)
- Pinyin
- suàn
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 1031 of 2500
帐
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(bound form) curtain; tent; canopy, variant of 賬|账[zhang4]
- Pinyin
- zhàng
- Traditional
- 帳
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 6737 of 2500