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大哥

大哥

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	elder brother
simp. and trad. (大哥)		大	哥

Noun

大哥

eldest brother
a term of address for a close friend of the same age or older

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dàgē

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ go¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-kô

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàgē
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahge
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ go¹
  - Yale: daaih gō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ go¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːi̯²² kɔː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-kô
  - Hakka Romanization System: tai go´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ go¹
  - IPA: /tʰa̯i⁵⁵ ko²⁴/