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阿哥

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Chinese

More information phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people, elder brother ...
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Xianbei; see ().

Pronunciation



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Noun

阿哥

  1. (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Min, Wu) elder brother
  2. (dialectal) a term of address for a close friend of the same age or older
  3. (dialectal, face-to-face) dad
Synonyms
  • (term of address): 大哥 (dàgē)
Descendants
  • Indonesian: akeo
  • Indonesian: engkoh

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of Manchu ᠠᡤᡝ (age).

Pronunciation


Noun

阿哥

  1. (Manchu term of address) son
  2. Title of a Manchu emperor's son not yet of age.
  3. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) Manchu male or noble
  4. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) effeminate man
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 偷掠雞福仔假北仔阿哥 / 偷掠鸡福仔假北仔阿哥
  • 北仔阿哥
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