哥 (go1) — brother (term of address for an elder male) in Cantonese
goˉ¹哥Mandarin Pinyin: ge1
Meaning of 哥
nounbrother (term of address for an elder male)
nounelder brother (in a family)
Example Sentences with 哥
我哥哥對我好好㗎
My (elder) brother treats me very well.
佢噉嘅三板斧仲敢喺一哥面前自吹自擂?
He is not capable but yet has the audacity to blow his trumpet before the master?
ngoˏ₅我ukˉ¹屋keiˊ²企jauˏ₅有aa˗₃阿baaˉ¹爸、、阿aa媽、maaˉ¹阿、哥aa˗₃同goˉ¹我。
My home has father, mother, brother and me.
原來你哥哥係差人
Your brother was a policeman all along!
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係daaiˍ₆大zeˊ²姐daaiˍ₆大。
She's the boss lady.
Words Containing 哥
大哥daai6 go1
gang leader | also 大佬
白鼻哥baak6 bei6 go1
a failure; a failed womanizer (lit., "white nosed guy")
帥哥seoi3 go1
a handsome guy [粵]: 靚仔
鐵哥們tit3 go1 mun4
friend, buddy (N Chinese dialect term)
安哥on1 go1
encore [loanword]
哥們go1 mun4
friend, buddy (N Chinese dialect term)
墨西哥薄餅mak6 sai1 go1 bok6 beng2
a quesadilla (lit., "Mexican pizza")
鼻哥窿bei6 go1 lung1
nostril. Mand.: 鼻孔
八哥兒baat3 go1 ji4
myna
表哥biu2 go1
older male cousin
墨西哥桃花心木mak6 sai1 go1 tou4 faa1 sam1 muk6
Swietenia humilis (Mexican mahogany)
阿一哥aa3 jat1 go1
a boss, a leader, a chief; the chief of police
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