契哥

Chinese

contract elder brother
trad. (契哥)
simp. #(契哥)

Pronunciation


Noun

契哥

  1. (literary) blood brother; sworn (elder) brother
  2. (Cantonese) male bestie (of a girl)
  3. (Hakka) male lover; extramarital lover of a woman
  4. (Eastern Min, derogatory) bugger; sodomite

Synonyms

  • (male lover):

See also

Proper noun

契哥

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) Russia

Usage notes

Used by some online users to mock Russia's close ties with China. Russia's larger size compared to China also adds to the term's original meaning of 哥, the "elder brother".

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