粵

哥go1哥go1

go1 go1go4 go1gē ge

English

  1. older brother
  2. (celebrity) The nickname of Leslie Cheung who was a singer, actor and film producer in Hong Kong
  3. elder brother
  4. a friendly way to address a young male

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 同一對阿爸阿媽生,年紀比自己大嘅男性;有時同父異母,或者同母異父,亦可以稱為哥哥;大佬(量詞:個)
  2. 對年紀唔大嘅男性嘅友善稱呼(量詞:個/位)

Examples

  • 哥哥仔

    young man

  • 四眼哥哥

    young man with glasses

  • 佢有五個哥哥。

    She has five older brothers.

    Tatoeba · dngzz1 CC BY

  • Tom係我哥哥。

    Tom is my older brother.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 我哥哥成日買嘢畀我。

    My elder brother often buys me things. ----

  • 嗰個哥哥高過嗰個哥哥。

    That elder brother is taller than that elder brother.

    Tatoeba · sarefo CC BY

  • 媽咪!嗰個姐姐同嗰個哥哥喺到拖手手,佢哋一定係好好嘅朋友喇!

    Mama! That lady and man are holding hands, they're great friends aren't they!

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 嗰個哥哥高過嗰個哥哥

    Tatoeba CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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