哥俩 (gē liǎ) — (colloquial) two brothers; also used to refer to two close male friends
Definition
Casual spoken word for 'two brothers', extended affectionately to two close male friends. The 后缀 -俩 marks a pair, so it can be used alone or with a modifier like 好哥俩.
noun
(colloquial) two brothersalso used to refer to two close male friends
Examples
- 哥俩。gē liǎ Yì qǐ qù kàn diàn yǐng le.The two brothers went to see a movie together.
- 哥俩。Tā men liǎ zhēn shì hǎo gē liǎ.Those two are really close buddies.
- 哥俩。Cóng xiǎo tā men jiù shì gē liǎ.They've been like brothers since childhood.
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