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Chinese
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elder brother
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elder brother
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simp. and trad. (哥哥)
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哥
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哥
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alternative forms
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葛格 (gěgé) Mandarin eye dialect 鍋鍋/锅锅 (guōguō) Mandarin eye dialect
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Pronunciation
Note:
- go1-4 go1 - vernacular;
- go1 go1 - literary.
Noun
哥哥
- (literally or figuratively) elder brother; big brother (Classifier: 個/个; 位)
他是我的哥哥。他比我大兩歲。 [MSC, trad.]
他是我的哥哥。他比我大两岁。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā shì wǒ de gēge. Tā bǐ wǒ dà liǎng suì.
- He is my elder brother. He is two years older than I.
哥哥呀哥哥,愛與你一起遊戲旅行看戲。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
哥哥呀哥哥,爱与你一起游戏旅行看戏。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]- From: 2013, 王菀之 (Ivana Wong), 哥歌
- go1 go1 aa3 go1 go1, oi3 jyu5 nei5 jat1 hei2 jau4 hei3 leoi5 hang4 hon3 hei3.
- Big brother, O big brother, I love to be with you, playing, travelling, watching movies.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
哥哥 (“elder brother”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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兄
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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哥哥, 兄長
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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哥哥, 哥
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Taiwan
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哥哥, 哥
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Harbin
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哥哥
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Shenyang
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哥哥
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Malaysia
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哥哥
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Singapore
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哥哥
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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哥哥
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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哥
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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哥
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Wanrong
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哥
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Xi'an
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哥
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Xining
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阿哥
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Xuzhou
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哥哥
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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哥哥
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Ürümqi
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哥哥, 哥, 阿哥 Hui, ><
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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哥哥, 哥, 哥老倌兒, 哥老倌
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Wuhan
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哥哥
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Guiyang
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哥哥, 哥
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Kunming
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哥哥
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Liuzhou
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哥
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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哥哥
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Yangzhou
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哥哥, 哥
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Hefei
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哥哥
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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大佬, 阿哥, 哥哥 ><
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Hong Kong
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大佬, 阿哥, 哥哥
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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哥哥 ><, 大佬 <>, 阿哥 <>
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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哥哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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阿哥
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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哥哥 ><, 阿哥 <>
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Macau
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阿哥 ><, 大佬
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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阿哥 ><, 大哥, 大佬 <>
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Foshan
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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阿哥
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Foshan (Shunde)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Taishan
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>, 哥
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Enping (Niujiang)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Heshan (Yayao)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Dongguan
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Yangjiang
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大佬, 阿哥
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Nanning
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阿哥, 哥哥, 大佬
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Wuzhou
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阿哥, 哥哥, 大佬
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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大佬, 哥哥
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Gan
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Nanchang
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哥哥 ><, 兄 <>
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Lichuan
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哥 ><, 兄 <>
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Hakka
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Meixian
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阿哥
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Xingning
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阿哥
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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阿哥
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Huiyang
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阿哥
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Huidong (Daling)
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阿哥
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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阿哥
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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阿哥
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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阿哥
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Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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阿哥
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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阿哥
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Wuhua (Changbu)
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阿哥
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Wuhua (Mianyang)
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阿哥
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Wuhua (Meilin)
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阿哥
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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阿哥
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Wengyuan
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阿哥
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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哥哥
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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阿哥
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Liannan
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阿哥
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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阿哥
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Jiexi
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阿哥, 哥
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Luhe
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阿哥
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Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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阿哥
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Changting
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老伯
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Wuping
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老伯
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Wuping (Yanqian)
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老伯哩
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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哥
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Liancheng
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老伯
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Ninghua
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老伯
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Yudu
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哥哥, 老伯
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Ningdu
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哥哥
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Ruijin
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哥哥, 老兄
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Shicheng
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老伯
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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老伯
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Tonggu (Sandu)
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哥哥
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Ganzhou (Panlong)
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老伯
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Dayu
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哥哥
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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阿哥
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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阿哥
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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阿哥
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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阿哥
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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阿哥
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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阿哥
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Hong Kong
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阿哥
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Yangxi (Tangkou)
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阿哥
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Yangchun (Sanjia)
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阿哥
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Xinyi (Sihe)
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大佬
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Xinyi (Qianpai)
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阿哥, 大佬
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Gaozhou (Xindong)
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阿哥
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Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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阿哥
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Huazhou (Xin'an)
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阿哥
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Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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阿哥
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Lianjiang (Qingping)
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阿哥, 大哥
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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哥
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Luchuan
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哥
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Sabah (Bao'an)
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阿哥
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Sabah (Longchuan)
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阿哥
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Senai (Huiyang)
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阿哥
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Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
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阿哥
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Singkawang
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阿哥
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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哥哥
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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哥哥, 哥
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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哥仔, 哥哥
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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依哥
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Fuqing
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哥, 阿哥
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Matsu
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依哥
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Singapore (Fuqing)
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阿哥
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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阿兄, 阿哥, 兄哥, 俺兄
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Quanzhou
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阿兄
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Jinjiang
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大兄
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Yongchun
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阿哥, 哥, 阿兄, 兄
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Dehua
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阿兄
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Zhangzhou
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阿兄, 咉兄 <>
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Zhao'an
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兄, 阿兄
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Taipei
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阿兄
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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阿兄
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Kaohsiung
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兄哥
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Yilan
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阿兄
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Changhua (Lukang)
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阿兄
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Taichung
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大兄
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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阿兄
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Tainan
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阿哥, 兄哥, 兄哥仔
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Taitung
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大兄
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Hsinchu
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阿兄
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Kinmen
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阿兄
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Penghu (Magong)
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阿兄
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Penang (Hokkien)
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阿哥, 哥, 哥哥
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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阿兄, 大兄
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Manila (Hokkien)
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阿兄, 哥仔 archaic
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Chaozhou
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阿兄
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Shantou
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阿兄
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Jieyang
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阿兄
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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阿兄
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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阿兄
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Singapore (Teochew)
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阿兄
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Leizhou
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兄 ><, 尼兄 <>
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Wenchang
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阿哥
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Haikou
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阿兄 ><, 阿哥 ><, 兄 <>
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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阿哥
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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阿兄
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Xianyou
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阿兄
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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哥 ><, 大佬 <>
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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阿哥
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Wu
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Shanghai
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阿哥, 哥哥
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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阿哥
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Suzhou
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阿哥
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Danyang
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哥哥
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Hangzhou
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阿哥, 哥哥
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Ningbo
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哥哥, 阿哥
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Wenzhou
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阿大, 哥哥
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Jinhua
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哥哥 ><, 哥 <>
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Xiang
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Changsha
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老兄, 哥哥
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Shuangfeng
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老兄, 哥哥
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Hengyang
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老兄 <>, 哥哥 ><
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Note
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>< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face
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Coordinate terms
- 姐姐 (jiějie, “older sister”)
- 妹妹 (mèimei, “younger sister”)
- 弟弟 (dìdi, “younger brother”)
Derived terms
Descendants
Proper noun
哥哥
- (colloquial) Leslie Cheung (Cantopop singer)