哥儿 (gē er) — (old-fashioned or dialect) brothers (especially in wealthy families); (old-fashioned) young boy, lad
Definition
An old-fashioned or literary word: 哥儿们 means 'brothers / fellows' (a friendly term, like 'the boys'), and 小哥儿 means 'lad / young man.' Predominantly found in old novels or northern dialect.
noun
(old-fashioned or dialect) brothers (especially in wealthy families)(old-fashioned) young boylad
Examples
- 哥儿。Tā men gē er liǎ cóng xiǎo yì qǐ zhǎng dà.The two brothers grew up together from childhood.
- 哥儿，。Nà ge xiǎo gē er zhēn cōng ming, cái wǔ suì jiù huì bèi shī le.That little boy is really smart — he can recite poems at just five years old.
- 哥儿。Jiù xiǎo shuō lǐ cháng xiě fù jiā gē er chū mén qí mǎ.In old novels, they often write about rich young masters going out on horseback.
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