The Five Chinese Brothers is an American children's book written by Claire Huchet Bishop and illustrated by Kurt Wiese.

They each possess a special talent: the first brother can swallow the sea, the second has an unbreakable iron neck, the third can stretch his legs to incredible lengths, the fourth is immune to burning, and the fifth can hold his breath forever.

The first brother, a fisherman, is able to catch rare fish that sell at the market quite well, allowing the family to live comfortably.

They are each able to carry forth this deception, by convincing the judge to let them return home briefly to bid their mother goodbye, before each method of execution is attempted.

In a 1977 School Library Journal article, Selma G. Lanes described the illustrations as "cheerful and highly appealing", characterizing Wiese's "broad cartoon style" as "well suited to the folk-tale, a genre which deals in broad truths".