小弟

Chinese

 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
younger brother
simp. and trad.
(小弟)

Pronunciation


Noun

小弟

  1. little brother; younger brother
  2. minion; henchman
  3. (Taiwan, Thailand) male server
  4. (slang, euphemistic) penis; dick

Synonyms

  • (male server): (Malaysia, Thailand) 阿弟 (ādì)

Derived terms

Pronoun

小弟

  1. (male, humble, to the same generation) I; me

Further reading

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
てい
Grade: 2
kan’on

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːte̞ː]

Noun

(しょう)(てい) • (shōtei) 

  1. (humble, dated) little brother; younger brother
  2. (humble, figurative) me, I (male)
    • 2015 [1865], Sakamoto Ryōma, Sakamoto Ryōma zen sho kanshū [Complete works of Sakamoto Ryōma], page 112:
      (あい)()ニハおもいがけぬ(じん)(ぶつ)ニてありたり。(その)(とき)(しょう)(てい)()()(じん)(こう)(さか)(りゅう)()(ろう)(もうし)()かけ、(いろ)(いろ)おかしき(だん)ありしが、(かわ)りたる(こと)なし。
      Aizu ni wa omoigakenu jinbutsu ni te aritari. Sono toki shōtei wa Tosa jin Kōsaka Ryūjirō to mōshite dekake, iroiro okashiki dan arishi ga, kawaritaru koto nashi.
      In Aizu the people are beyond belief. At that time, I went with a fellow called Kōsaka Ryujiro of Tosa, and although we engaged in various strange talks, nothing changed.

Usage notes

The word is a humble term ((けん)(じょう)() (kenjōgo)) typically used to refer to one’s own brother or oneself, thereby showing respect to the addressee.

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