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哥哥

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Chinese

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elder brother elder brother
simp. and trad.
(哥哥)
alternative forms 葛格 (gěgé) Mandarin eye dialect
鍋鍋锅锅 (guōguō) Mandarin eye dialect

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • go1-4 go1 - vernacular;
  • go1 go1 - literary.

Noun

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哥哥

  1. (literally or figuratively) elder brother; big brother (Classifier: ; )
    哥哥 [MSC, trad.]
    哥哥 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā shì wǒ de gēge. Tā bǐ wǒ dà liǎng suì. [Pinyin]
    He is my elder brother. He is two years older than I.

Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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  • 姐姐 (jiějie, “older sister”)
  • 妹妹 (mèimei, “younger sister”)
  • 弟弟 (dìdi, “younger brother”)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: koko

Proper noun

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哥哥

  1. (colloquial) Leslie Cheung (Cantopop singer)