老大哥

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	eldest brother
simp. and trad. (老大哥)		老	大哥

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎodàgē

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ daai⁶ go¹
Min Nan (POJ): láu-tōa-ko

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎodàgē
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laodahge
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tä⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ daai⁶ go¹
  - Yale: lóuh daaih gō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ daai⁶ go¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ dai⁶ go¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ täːi̯²² kɔː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-tōa-ko
  - Tâi-lô: láu-tuā-ko
  - Phofsit Daibuun: law'doaxkoy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /laʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² ko³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /laʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ kɤ⁴⁴/

Noun

老大哥

a respectful term of address for someone who is older but in the same generation as the speaker; big brother

Proper noun

老大哥

Big Brother, an omnipresent figurehead representing oppressive control.
(historical) A nickname of the Soviet Union.

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