老大哥 (lǎo dà gē) — Big Brother (authoritarian figure or system, from Orwell's 1984); elder brother (respectful term for a senior male, less common in modern usage)
Definition
Most often refers to the authoritarian 'Big Brother' from Orwell's 1984, symbolizing surveillance and total control. The literal sense 'elder brother' is rare in modern Chinese.
noun
Big Brother (authoritarian figure or system, from Orwell's 1984)elder brother (respectful term for a senior male, less common in modern usage)
Examples
- ，老大哥。Zài zhè bù xiǎo shuō lǐ, lǎo dà gē xiàng zhēng zhe wú chù bú zài de jiān kòng.In this novel, Big Brother symbolizes ubiquitous surveillance.
- 老大哥。Hěn duō rén dān xīn lǎo dà gē yí yàng de zhèng quán huì qīn fàn gè rén zì yóu.Many people worry that a Big Brother-like regime will infringe on personal freedom.
- ，老大哥，。Zài wǒ men cūn zi lǐ, dà jiā dōu jiào tā lǎo dà gē, yīn wèi tā nián jì zuì dà.In our village, everyone calls him Big Brother because he is oldest.
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