dee dee

Chinese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): di⁴ di²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: di⁴ di²
    • Yale: dìh dí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: di⁴ di²
    • Guangdong Romanization: di⁴ di²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiː²¹ tiː³⁵/

Noun

dee dee

1. (Cantonese, humorous) (usually younger) brother

Synonyms

• 弟弟 (dìdi)