哥 (go1 go1*4 | ge1) : elder brother

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哥

go1 go1*4

ge1

[1] elder brother (in a family)
[2] brother (term of address for an elder male)

Jyutping go1*4 is used only (a) in first syllable of reduplicated form 哥哥 [go1*4 go1] and (b) as suffix of a proper name which is read in Tone 1, e.g. 晶哥 [zing1 go1*4], 叻哥 [lek1 go1*4].

Stroke count: 10

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

哥

This word has been viewed 28027 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Aug 2013 11:09

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哥哥 go1*4 go1 ge1 ge5 = elder brother

細佬哥 sai3 lou2 go1 = child; children (male or female) 粵

阿哥 aa3 go1 a1 ge1 = older brother 粵

大哥 daai6 go1 da4 ge1 = oldest brother; [粵]: gang leader 粵

哥哥仔 go1*4 go1 zai2 = young waiter (as an address) 粵

鼻哥 bei6 go1 = nose 粵

表哥 biu2 go1 biao3 ge1 = older male cousin

墨西哥 mak6 sai1 go1 mo4 xi1 ge1 = Mexico

鼻哥窿 bei6 go1 lung4*1 = nostril 粵

了哥 liu5*1 go1 = mynah - a bird 粵
See all 88 compounds (CantoDict reports 90 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 哥

我哥哥對我好好㗎粵
My (elder) brother treats me very well.

我屋企有阿爸、阿媽、阿哥同我。粵
My home has father, mother, brother and me.

原來你哥哥係差人粵
Your brother was a policeman all along!
[Lit. all along you brother is policeman]

佢噉嘅三板斧仲敢喺一哥面前自吹自擂? 粵
He is not capable but yet has the audacity to blow his trumpet before the master?

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 哥
Unicode code for this character: U+54e5 (off-site link)

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