哥
Meanings
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- 1.elder brother
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Wiktionary
- 1.older brother; elder brother
- 2.older male relative of the same generation
- 3.term of address for a male person of the same age or older
- 4.Original form of 歌 (gē, “to sing; song”).
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Etymology
Stacked form of 可 (OC *kʰaːlʔ), perhaps an open mouth with breath going out while talking or singing. In fact, the original meaning of 哥 and perhaps 可 was "to sing; song". ; “elder brother” : It is a clipping of 阿哥 (MC 'a ka), a borrowing from Xianbei *aqa (“elder brother”) (Mei, 2015). Compare Proto-Mongolic *aka, whence also Mongolian ᠠᠬᠠ (ak-a, “elder brother”). Related to 阿干 (MC 'a kan), which is the definite form of the same Xianbei word (Mei, 2015).
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Components
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Example sentences
我哥在车祸中受伤了。
My brother was injured in the car accident.
我哥住在一座小村庄里。
My brother lives in a small village.
我哥住在一座小村庄里。
My older brother lives in a small village.
斯德哥爾摩是瑞典的首都。
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.
我让我哥修理我的自行车。
I had my brother repair my bicycle.
我一哥們兒他爹是變戲法的。
I have a friend whose father is a magician.
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