哥哥

Mandarin · pinyin gē ge

Meanings

  1. older brother
  2. Classifier: 個 gè, 位 wèi
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哥
gē · elder brother
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1–5 · ge1 ge5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

go1 go1 · go4 go1

Cantonese word readings for 哥哥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

  1. (literally or figuratively) elder brother; big brother (Classifier: 個/个; 位)

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