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弟弟

Mandarin · pinyin dì di

younger brother
Classifier: 個 gè, 位 wèi

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弟: dì · young brother; junior; I, me

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4–5 · di4 di5

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dai4 dai2 · dai6 dai6

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noun

younger brother
Term of address for a male younger than oneself.
(colloquial, euphemistic, slang, childish) penis

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