"老兄" meaning in Chinese

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Noun

IPA: /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lou̯¹³ hɪŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lau³³⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /lau³³⁻¹¹ hiã⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiã⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiã⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/, /lou̯¹³ hɪŋ⁵⁵/, /lau³³⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/, /lau³³⁻¹¹ hiã⁴⁴/, /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiã⁴⁴/, /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiã⁴⁴/, /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/, /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: lǎoxiōng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lou⁵ hing¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lāu-hiaⁿ, láu-hiaⁿ, láu-heng, lǎoxiōng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], lǎosyong [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], lao³-hsiung¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lǎu-syūng [Mandarin, Yale], laoshiong [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лаосюн [Mandarin, Palladius], laosjun [Mandarin, Palladius], lóuh hīng [Cantonese, Yale], lou⁵ hing¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lou⁵ hing¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], lāu-hiaⁿ [Hokkien, POJ], lāu-hiann [Hokkien, Tai-lo], lauxhviaf [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], láu-hiaⁿ [Hokkien, POJ], láu-hiann [Hokkien, Tai-lo], law'hviaf [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], láu-heng [Hokkien, POJ], láu-hing [Hokkien, Tai-lo], law'hefng [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 老兄
  1. brother; old chap (form of address between male friends)
    Sense id: en-老兄-zh-noun-IdKyEYyb Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láu-hiaⁿ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láu-hiann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "law'hviaf"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiã⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiã⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láu-heng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láu-hing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "law'hefng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/ láu-hiaⁿ /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ hɪŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau³³⁻¹¹ hiã⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiã⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiã⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "老兄"
}

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