哥哥 (go4 go1) — elder brother (also 大佬 in Cantonese) in Cantonese

goˎ₄哥goˉ¹哥

Mandarin Pinyin: ge1 ge5

Meaning of 哥哥

nounelder brother (also 大佬 in Cantonese)

noun(celebrity) The nickname of Leslie Cheung who was a singer, actor and film producer in Hong Kong

我哥哥對我好好㗎

My (elder) brother treats me very well.

原來你哥哥係差人

Your brother was a policeman all along!

goˉ¹哥go˗₃哥maaiˏ₅買jeˏ₅嘢。

Older brother is buying things.

dangˊ²等ngoˏ₅我goˉ¹哥go˗₃哥。

Wait for my older brother.

goˉ¹哥go˗₃哥houˊ²好lekˉ¹叻。

Older brother is very capable.

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