老弟
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | younger brother | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老弟) | 老 | 弟 | |
| simp. #(老弟) | 老 | 弟 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
老弟
- A form of address to a man younger than oneself: my boy
- (dialectal Mandarin, Gan, Hakka, Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Pinghua, Xiang) younger brother
- (dialectal Hakka) brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 弟弟 (“younger brother”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 弟 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 弟弟 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Taiwan | 弟弟 | |
| Harbin | 兄弟, 弟弟 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 兄兒, 兄弟 | |
| Jinan | 兄弟, 弟弟 | |
| Luoyang | 兄弟 | |
| Wanrong | 兄弟 male speaker, 弟子 female speaker | |
| Xi'an | 兄弟 | |
| Yinchuan | 兄弟 | |
| Xining | 兄弟, 弟弟 | |
| Ürümqi | 弟弟, 兄弟, 富康子 | |
| Wuhan | 弟弟, 兄弟 | |
| Chengdu | 弟娃兒, 兄弟, 弟弟 | |
| Guiyang | 弟, 兄弟, 弟弟 childish | |
| Liuzhou | 弟, 阿弟, 老弟 | |
| Xuzhou | 弟弟, 兄弟 | |
| Yangzhou | 兄弟, 弟弟 | |
| Nanjing | 弟弟, 兄弟 | |
| Hefei | 兄弟, 弟弟 | |
| Nantong | 弟子 | |
| Malaysia | 弟弟 | |
| Singapore | 弟弟 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 兄弟 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 細佬, 弟弟 |
| Hong Kong | 細佬, 弟弟 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 細佬 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 細佬 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 細佬 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿弟 | |
| Macau | 細佬 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 細佬 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 細佬 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 細佬 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 細佬 | |
| Foshan | 細佬 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 細佬 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 細佬 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 細佬 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 細佬 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 細佬 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 細佬 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 細佬 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 細佬 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 細佬 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 細佬 | |
| Taishan | 細佬, 阿弟, 細, 弟 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿弟, 細佬 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 阿弟 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 細佬 | |
| Dongguan | 細佬, 弟弟 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 細佬 | |
| Shaoguan | 細佬 | |
| Yangjiang | 小弟 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 細佬 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 細佬 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老弟, 兄弟 |
| Lichuan | 弟 | |
| Pingxiang | 老弟 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老弟, 老弟仔 |
| Xingning | 老弟, 老弟里 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 老弟 | |
| Huiyang | 老弟 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 老弟 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 老弟 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 老弟 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 老弟 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 老弟 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 老弟 | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 老弟 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 老弟 | |
| Wuhua (Meilin) | 老弟 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 老弟 | |
| Wengyuan | 老弟 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 老弟 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 老弟 | |
| Liannan | 老弟 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 弟弟 | |
| Jiexi | 老弟 | |
| Luhe | 老弟 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿弟 | |
| Changting | 老弟 | |
| Wuping | 老弟 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 老弟子 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 老弟子 | |
| Liancheng | 老弟 | |
| Ninghua | 老弟 | |
| Yudu | 老弟 | |
| Ningdu | 老弟 | |
| Ruijin | 老弟 | |
| Shicheng | 老弟 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 老弟 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 老弟 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 老弟 | |
| Dayu | 弟佬 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 老弟 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 老弟 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 老弟 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 老弟 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 老弟 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿弟 | |
| Hong Kong | 老弟 | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 老弟 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 細佬 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 老弟, 細佬 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 老弟, 細佬 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 老弟 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 老弟 | |
| Huazhou (Xin'an) | 老弟 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 老弟 | |
| Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿弟, 老弟 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 老弟 | |
| Luchuan | 老弟 | |
| Sabah (Bao'an) | 老弟 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 老弟 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 老弟 | |
| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 老弟 | |
| Singkawang | 阿弟, 老弟 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 弟 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Xinzhou | 兄弟 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 弟仔 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 依弟 face-to-face, 弟 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face |
| Quanzhou | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face | |
| Zhangzhou | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face | |
| Zhao'an | 細弟仔, 細弟 | |
| Kaohsiung | 小弟 | |
| Yilan | 小弟 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 小弟 | |
| Taichung | 小弟 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 小弟 | |
| Tainan | 小弟 | |
| Taitung | 小弟 | |
| Hsinchu | 小弟 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 小弟 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 小弟, 阿棣 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 小弟 | |
| Chaozhou | 阿弟 | |
| Shantou | 阿弟 | |
| Jieyang | 阿弟 | |
| Haifeng | 阿弟, 弟, 弟弟 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿弟 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿弟 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 阿弟 | |
| Leizhou | 老弟 | |
| Haikou | 老弟 non-face-to-face, 阿弟 face-to-face | |
| Zhongshan Min | Sanxiang | 細佬 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老弟 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 弟弟, 阿弟, 兄弟 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 兄弟 | |
| Suzhou | 兄弟, 弟弟 | |
| Danyang | 弟子 | |
| Hangzhou | 阿弟, 弟弟 | |
| Ningbo | 阿弟, 弟弟 face-to-face | |
| Wenzhou | 阿弟 | |
| Jinhua | 弟 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老弟, 弟弟 |
| Loudi | 老弟 | |
| Shuangfeng | 老弟, 弟弟 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 小叔子 (“brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 叔 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小叔子 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 小叔子 |
| Taiwan | 小叔 | |
| Ulanhot | 小叔子 | |
| Tongliao | 小叔子 | |
| Chifeng | 小叔子 | |
| Bayanhot | 小叔子, 兄弟 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 小叔子 | |
| Harbin | 小叔子 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 小叔子 | |
| Jinan | 小叔子 | |
| Luoyang | 小叔子 | |
| Wanrong | 小叔子 | |
| Zhengzhou | 小叔兒 | |
| Xi'an | 小叔子 | |
| Yinchuan | 小叔子 | |
| Lanzhou | 小叔子 | |
| Xining | 小叔子兒, 小叔子 | |
| Ürümqi | 小叔子 | |
| Wuhan | 叔子 | |
| Chengdu | 小叔子 | |
| Guiyang | 小叔子 | |
| Kunming | 小叔 | |
| Guilin | 小叔 | |
| Liuzhou | 小叔, 叔崽 | |
| Xuzhou | 小叔子 | |
| Yangzhou | 小叔子 | |
| Nanjing | 小叔子 | |
| Hefei | 小叔子 | |
| Nantong | 叔子 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 小叔子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 叔仔 |
| Hong Kong | 叔仔 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 叔仔 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 叔仔 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 叔仔 | |
| Dongguan | 叔仔 | |
| Yangjiang | 叔爺仔, 叔仔 | |
| Nanning | 叔仔, 細叔 | |
| Wuzhou | 叔仔, 細叔 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 細叔 | |
| Danzhou | 老叔 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 叔仔 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 叔仔 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 小叔子, 霞叔 |
| Lichuan | 霞叔 | |
| Pingxiang | 叔仔 | |
| Guixi | 霞叔 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 小郎仔, 小郎, 阿叔仔 |
| Xingning | 小郎 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 叔仔 | |
| Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 阿叔仔 | |
| Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 阿叔仔 | |
| Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 阿叔, 叔仔 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 阿叔仔 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 叔仔 | |
| Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) | 阿叔, 阿叔仔 | |
| Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 叔仔 | |
| Boluo (Bendihua) | 阿叔 | |
| Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 叔仔 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 小郎哩 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 小郎哩, 阿叔哩 | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 小郎哩 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 小叔 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿叔仔 | |
| Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) | 叔仔 | |
| Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 阿叔 | |
| Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 阿叔哎 | |
| Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 阿叔 | |
| Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 叔 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 小郎 | |
| Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) | 阿叔仔 | |
| Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) | 老弟 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 老弟 | |
| Liannan | 叔仔 | |
| Jiexi | 細叔 | |
| Changting | 小郎 | |
| Wuping | 小郎 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 小郎子 | |
| Liancheng | 小郎 | |
| Ninghua | 小郎, 老弟 | |
| Yudu | 小叔子, 小叔 | |
| Ruijin | 小郎 | |
| Shicheng | 叔公 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 小叔 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 小郎叔, 阿叔仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 小郎仔, 小郎 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 小郎叔, 阿叔仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 小郎叔, 阿叔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 小郎叔, 阿叔仔 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 小叔, 細叔, 阿叔仔 | |
| Hong Kong | 叔仔 | |
| Luchuan | 細叔 | |
| Luchuan (Daqiao) | 小叔 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 叔仔 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 叔 |
| Tunxi | 細兒叔 | |
| Wuyuan | 叔兒 | |
| Fuliang | 叔兒 | |
| Dexing | 細叔 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 小叔子 |
| Pingyao | 小叔子 | |
| Xinzhou | 小叔子 | |
| Taibus (Baochang) | 小叔子 | |
| Linhe | 小叔子 | |
| Jining | 小叔子 | |
| Hohhot | 小叔子 | |
| Baotou | 小叔子 | |
| Dongsheng | 小叔子 | |
| Haibowan | 小叔子 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 叔仔, 小叔 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 細叔, 小叔 |
| Fuqing | 小叔, 叔囝 | |
| Matsu | 依家 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 小叔 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 小叔 | |
| Quanzhou | 小叔 | |
| Yongchun | 小郎 | |
| Zhangzhou | 小叔, 細叔 | |
| Dongshan | 叔仔 | |
| Taipei | 阿叔仔 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿叔仔 | |
| Kaohsiung | 阿叔仔 | |
| Yilan | 細叔仔 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 阿叔仔 | |
| Taichung | 小叔仔 | |
| Tainan | 阿叔仔 | |
| Hsinchu | 小叔仔 | |
| Kinmen | 小叔 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 小叔仔 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 小叔 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 小叔 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 小叔 | |
| Zhangping (Yongfu) | 叔仔, 小郎仔 | |
| Chaozhou | 叔囝, 小郎, 細叔 | |
| Shantou | 細叔 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 細叔 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 細叔 | |
| Leizhou | 叔囝, 叔 | |
| Wenchang | 老弟 | |
| Haikou | 叔爹, 叔爹囝 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 細叔, 小郎 |
| Xianyou | 小郎 | |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 叔仔 |
| Shaxian | 叔仔 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Sanxiang | 細叔 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 細叔, 阿叔 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 小叔, 小叔子, 叔叔 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 阿叔 | |
| Suzhou | 小叔, 小叔子, 阿叔, 叔叔 | |
| Wuxi | 小叔 | |
| Danyang | 叔叔 | |
| Hangzhou | 阿叔 | |
| Ningbo | 阿叔, 小阿叔 | |
| Wenzhou | 兄叔, 瑣叔兒, 瑣叔 | |
| Jinhua | 叔兒, 叔, 小叔兒, 小叔 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 叔子 |
| Loudi | 小叔子 | |
| Shuangfeng | 滿叔 | |
| Quanzhou | 小叔 | |
Antonyms
- (form of address): 老兄 (lǎoxiōng), 老哥 (lǎogē)
Derived terms
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