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Shen Twins!

(Please note that family honorifics can be very regional. I'm sure there are more that aren't on this list)

For a younger sibling, when referring to an older brother:

San-ge - Yes. literally means "third brother". Da-ge for firstborn, er-ge for second etc. Sometimes sons and daughters are ranked separately. So a son who's the fifth child of the family but the third son might still be San-ge.

Ge - Yes.

Gege - Only if you're young, or have a large age gap, or just being cutesy uwu. Might sound a bit weird coming from a grown man, a bit more acceptable for women.

Shen Yuan (full name) - Really depends on your relationship. I know some twins who do this, but also some who don't. In chinese culture twins are still considered older/younger, depending on which one of you came out first.

Yuan-ge - No, unless you're trying to be funny.

Yuan - No.

A-Yuan, Yuan-er etc. - Doubly no.

For an older sibling, when referring to a younger brother:

Shen Yuan - Yes.

Xiao-Yuan - Yes.

A-Yuan - Regional, so sometimes yes.

Xiao-di - This is usually reserved for the youngest brother in the family.

Didi - Sure, but very cutesy sounding.

Di - No.

Yuan - No (see explanation below).

In Chinese, you never address someone with a single-syllable given name by their given name alone. This is partially due to the fact that there are often over a hundred characters with the same pronunciation, and saying a single syllable can lead to confusion. Are you saying someone's name or mean something else entirely? It's almost impossible to tell.

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