Chinese

Noun

哥哥

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

   他是我的哥哥。他比我大兩歲。 [MSC, trad.]

   他是我的哥哥。他比我大两岁。 [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

• (Cantonese) 大佬 (daai6 lou2)
• (Min Nan) 阿兄 (a-hiaⁿ)

See also

• 弟弟 (dìdi, “younger brother”)
• 姐姐 (jiějie, “older sister”)
• 妹妹 (mèimèi, “younger sister”)
• 細佬／细佬 (“(Cantonese) younger brother”)
• 細妹／细妹 (“(Cantonese) younger sister”)

Proper noun

哥哥

1. (colloquial) Leslie Cheung (Cantopop singer)