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 28112 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

大哥大 daai6 go1 daai6 da4 ge1 da4 = mobile telephone; cell phone

八哥 baat3 go1 ba1 ge1 = myna bird 國

摩納哥 mo1 naap6 go1 mo2 na4 ge1 = Monaco

摩洛哥 mo1 lok3 go1 mo2 luo4 ge1 = Morocco

林哥 lam4 go1 = goby

林哥魚 lam4 go1 jyu4*2 = goby

膝頭哥 sat1 tau4 go1 = kneecap; knee 粵

鷯哥 liu4*1 go1 = a myna; a tinkling; a mynah bird 粵

大阿哥 daai6 aa3 go1 da4 a3 ge1 = Manchu word for crown prince

哥羅仿 go1 lo4 fong1 = chloroform

哥羅芳 go1 lo4 fong1 = chloroform

一哥 jat1 go1 = leader

哥爾夫球 go1 ji5 fu1 kau4 ge1 er3 fu1 qiu2 = golf 粵

打哥爾夫球 daa2 go1 ji3 fu1 kau4 = playing golf

八哥兒 baat3 go1 ji4 ba1 ge1 er2 = myna 國

帥哥 seoi3 go1 shuai4 ge5 = a handsome guy

泡哥 paau1 go1 pao4 ge1 = [n] a pick-pocket

士哥 si6 go1 = [n] score

哥們 go1 mun4 ge1 men2 = friend, buddy (N Chinese dialect term)

鐵哥們 tit3 go1 mun4 tie3 ge1 men2 = friend, buddy (N Chinese dialect term)

白鼻哥 baak6 bei6 go1 bai2 bi2 ge1 = a failure; a failed womanizer (lit., "white nosed guy") 粵

初哥 co1 go1 = a novice; a male virgin

學生哥 hok6 saang1 go1 = a male student

新郎哥 san1 long4 go1 = bridegroom

哥仔 go1 zai2 = fellow; lad; youngster

墨西哥桃花心木 mak6 sai1 go1 tou4 faa1 sam1 muk6 = Swietenia humilis (Mexican mahogany)

海南八哥 hoi2 naam4 baat3 go1 = greater hill mynah

墨西哥辣豆湯 mak6 sai1 go1 laat6 dau6 tong1 = chili con carne (lit., "Mexican hot bean soup")

哥兒 go1 ji4 ge1 er2 = brother; boy; buddie; pal

堂哥 tong4 go1 tang2 ge1 = elder male cousin (with same surname)

阿一哥 aa3 jat1 go1 = a boss, a leader, a chief; the chief of police 粵

鸚哥鼻 jing1 go1 bei6 = a nose shaped like a parrot beak 粵

安哥 on1 go1 an1 ge1 = encore

順得哥情失嫂意 seon6 dak1 go1 cing4 sat1 sou2 yi3 shun4 de5 ge1 qing2 shi1 sao3 yi4 = hard to please everybody 粵

契哥 kai3 go1 = an older boy or man treated as an adoptive elder brother

安哥拉 on1 go1 laai1 an1 ge1 la1 = Angola

波斯尼亞與黑塞哥維那 bo1 si1 nei4 aa3 jyu5 haak1 coi3 go1 wai4 naa5 bo1 si1 ni2 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) yu3 hei1 sai4 ge1 wei2 na4 = Bosnia and Herzegovina

哥斯達黎加 go1 si1 daat6 lai4 gaa1 ge1 si1 da2 li2 jia1 = Costa Rica

加拉巴哥群島 gaa1 laai1 baa1 go1 kwan4 dou2 jia1 la1 ba1 ge1 qun2 dao3 = Galapagos Islands

牙擦擦了哥 ngaa4 caat3 caat3 liu5*1 go1 = talking mynah bird toy 粵

波斯尼亞-黑塞哥維那 bo1 si1 nei4 aa3 haak1 coi3 go1 wai4 naa5 bo1 si1 ni2 ya4 hei1 sai4 ge1 wei2 na4 = Bosnia and Herzegovina

哥倫比亞 go1 leon4 bei2 aa3 ge1 lun2 bi3 ya3 (Taiwan), ge1 lun2 bi3 ya4 (PRC) = Colombia

哥斯大黎加 go1 si1 daai6 lai6 gaa1 ge1 si1 da4 li2 jia1 = Costa Rica

多哥 do1 go1 duo1 ge1 = Togo

特立尼達和多巴哥 dak6 laap6 nei4 daat6 wo4 do1 baa1 go1 te4 li4 ni2 da2 he2 duo1 ba1 ge1 = Trinidad and Tobago

哥倫布 go1 leon4 bou3 = Colombo

哥倫波 go1 leon4 bo1 = Colombo

溫哥華 wan1 go1 waa4 wen1 ge1 hua2 = Vancouver

芝加哥 zi1 gaa1 go1 zhi1 jia1 ge1 = Chicago

偉哥 wai5 go1 wei3 ge1 = Viagra (male impotence drug)

墨西哥人 mak6 sai1 go1 jan4 mo4 xi1 ge1 ren2 = Mexican

墨西哥城 mak6 sai1 go1 sing4 mo4 xi1 ge1 cheng2 = Mexico City

墨西哥灣 mak6 sai1 go1 waan1 mo4 xi1 ge1 wan1 = Gulf of Mexico

新墨西哥 san1 mak6 sai1 go1 xin1 mo4 xi1 ge1 = New Mexico

格拉斯哥 gaak3 laai1 si1 go1 ge2 la1 si1 ge1 = Glasgow

哥倫比亞大學 go1 leon4 bei2 aa3 daai6 hok6 ge1 lun2 bi3 ya4 da4 xue2 = Columbia University

波哥大 bo1 go1 daai6 bo1 ge1 da4 = Bogota

加拉巴哥斯 gaa1 laai1 baa1 go1 si1 jia1 la1 ba1 ge1 si1 = Galapagos

加拉巴哥斯群島 gaa1 laai1 baa1 go1 si1 kwan4 dou2 jia1 la1 ba1 ge1 si1 qun2 dao3 = Galapagos islands

哥林多前書 go1 lam4 do1 cin4 syu1 ge1 lin2 duo1 qian2 shu1 = 1 Corinthians

哥林多後書 go1 lam4 do1 hau6 syu1 ge1 lin2 duo1 hou4 shu1 = 2 Corinthians

哥白尼 go1 baak6 nei4 ge1 bai2 ni2 = Nicolaus Copernicus

芝加哥大學 zi1 gaa1 go1 daai6 hok6 zhi1 jia1 ge1 da4 xue2 = University of Chicago

墨西哥航空公司 mak6 sai1 go1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Mexicana Airlines

芝加哥太陽時報 zi1 gaa1 go1 taai3 joeng4 si4 bou3 = Chicago Sun Times

格拉斯哥流浪 gaak3 laai1 si1 go1 lau4 long6 = Rangers (Scotland)

芝加哥論壇報 zi1 gaa1 go1 leon6 taan4 bou3 = Chicago Tribune

斯德哥爾摩 si1 dak1 go1 ji5 mo1 si1 de2 ge1 er3 mo2 = Stockholm

吳哥窟 ng4 go1 fat1 wu2 ge1 ku1 = Angkorwat (Cambodia)

哥林多 go1 lam4 do1 ge1 lin2 duo1 = Corinth

哥薩克 go1 saat3 hak1 ge1 sa4 ke4 = Cossack (people)

新墨西哥州 san1 mak6 sai1 go1 zau1 xin1 mo4 xi1 ge1 zhou1 = New Mexico

聖地牙哥 sing3 dei6 ngaa4 go1 sheng4 di4 ya2 ge1 = San Diego (pre-1997 transliteration) 粵

哥斯拉 go1 si1 laai1 ge1 si1 la1 = Godzilla, Gojira

哥本哈根 go1 bun2 haa1 gan1 ge1 ben3 ha1 gen1 = Copenhagen

佛拉門哥 fat6 laai1 mun4 go1 fo2 la1 men2 ge1 = Flamenco

聖地亞哥 sing3 dei6 aa3 go1 sheng4 di4 ya4 ge1 = San Diego; Santiago

哥倫比亞廣播公司 go1 leon4 bei2 aa3 gwong2 bo3 gung1 si1 ge1 lun2 bi3 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) guang3 bo1 gong1 si1 = Columbia Broadcasting System

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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