老弟

Chinese

 
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
younger brother
trad. (老弟)
simp. #(老弟)

Pronunciation


Noun

老弟

  1. A form of address to a man younger than oneself: my boy
  2. (dialectal Mandarin, Gan, Hakka, Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Pinghua, Xiang) younger brother
  3. (dialectal Hakka) brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of form of address): 老兄 (lǎoxiōng), 老哥 (lǎogē)

Derived terms

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