đại ca

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大哥 (“eldest brother”), from Mandarin 大哥 (dàgē)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ kaː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ kaː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ kaː˧˧]

Noun

(Chinese fiction) the eldest brother
a male gang leader
Đại ca, bọn em đói thuốc quá rồi.
Aniki, we really need some drugs.
(humorous, familiar) a bro; a dude
Đại ca đang làm gì thế?
What you doin', bro?

See also

huynh
đệ

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