諸しょ兄けい

noun

dear friends; you all; those men

Archaic or literary term of address for a group of male friends or companions, often used in classical Chinese or old Japanese texts. In modern Japanese, it is largely replaced by expressions like 皆さん or 諸君.

• 古ふるい漢かん詩しでは「諸しょ兄けい」と呼よびかける表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old Chinese poems, one can find expressions addressing 'dear friends' as 諸兄.