大哥 (dà gē) — eldest brother; gang leader; boss (in underworld or informal groups)
Definition
Literally 'eldest brother', but also a respectful address for an older male or a boss in informal groups (e.g. gangs). Tone is more colloquial and familial than 哥哥, which is the plain word for one's own older brother.
noun
eldest brothergang leaderboss (in underworld or informal groups)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 大哥。Wǒ jiā dà gē jīn nián sì shí suì le.My eldest brother is forty years old this year.
- 大哥，。Tā shì zhè ge bāng pài de dà gē, méi rén gǎn bù tīng tā de.He is the big brother of this gang; no one dares to disobey him.
- ，大哥。Zài gōng sī lǐ, dà jiā dōu zūn jìng dì jiào tā dà gē.At the company, everyone respectfully calls him Big Brother.
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