哥哥

Chinese

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


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

Noun

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

Coordinate terms

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

Derived terms

  • 哥哥line
  • 哥哥仔

Descendants

  • English: kor kor
  • Indonesian: koko

Proper noun

哥哥

  1. (colloquial) Leslie Cheung (Cantopop singer)