"老大哥" meaning in Chinese

See 老大哥 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /lou̯¹³ taːi̯²² kɔː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² ko³³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ kɤ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/, /lou̯¹³ taːi̯²² kɔː⁵⁵/, /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/, /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² ko³³/, /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/, /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/, /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ kɤ⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: lǎodàgē [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lou⁵ daai⁶ go¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], láu-tōa-ko, lǎodàgē [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], lǎodàge [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], lao³-ta⁴-ko¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], lǎu-dà-gē [Mandarin, Yale, standard], laodahge [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], лаодагэ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], laodagɛ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], lóuh daaih gō [Cantonese, Yale], lou⁵ daai⁶ go¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lou⁵ dai⁶ go¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], láu-tōa-ko [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], láu-tuā-ko [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], law'doaxkoy [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 老大哥
  1. Big Brother, an omnipresent figurehead representing oppressive control.
    Sense id: en-老大哥-zh-name-7bieWxUy Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Male people Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 45 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 43 13 Disambiguation of Male people: 51 34 15
  2. (history) A nickname of the Soviet Union.
    Sense id: en-老大哥-zh-name-wQhZsnii Categories (other): History, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 24 56 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 45 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 43 13 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

Noun

IPA: /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /lou̯¹³ taːi̯²² kɔː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² ko³³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ kɤ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/, /lou̯¹³ taːi̯²² kɔː⁵⁵/, /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/, /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² ko³³/, /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/, /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/, /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ kɤ⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: lǎodàgē [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lou⁵ daai⁶ go¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], láu-tōa-ko, lǎodàgē [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], lǎodàge [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], lao³-ta⁴-ko¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], lǎu-dà-gē [Mandarin, Yale, standard], laodahge [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], лаодагэ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], laodagɛ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], lóuh daaih gō [Cantonese, Yale], lou⁵ daai⁶ go¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lou⁵ dai⁶ go¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], láu-tōa-ko [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], láu-tuā-ko [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], law'doaxkoy [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 老大哥
  1. a respectful term of address for a man who is older but in the same generation as the speaker; big brother Related terms: 老大姐 (lǎodàjiě), 老大爺 (lǎodàye), 老大爷 (lǎodàye), 老大娘 (lǎodàniáng), 老大媽 (lǎodàmā), 老大妈 (lǎodàmā)
    Sense id: en-老大哥-zh-noun-sUL8vMrg Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Age Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 45 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 43 13 Disambiguation of Age: 0 0 100
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      "zh-pron": "lǎu-dà-gē"
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      "zh-pron": "laodagɛ"
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      "zh-pron": "lóuh daaih gō"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ daai⁶ go¹"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ dai⁶ go¹"
    },
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      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ taːi̯²² kɔː⁵⁵/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "láu-tōa-ko"
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láu-tuā-ko"
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "law'doaxkoy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/",
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
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      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ taːi̯²² kɔː⁵⁵/"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ kɤ⁴⁴/"
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        [
          "big brother",
          "big brother"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎodàgē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ daai⁶ go¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "láu-tōa-ko"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎodàge"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lao³-ta⁴-ko¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎu-dà-gē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laodahge"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лаодагэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laodagɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lóuh daaih gō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ daai⁶ go¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ dai⁶ go¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ taːi̯²² kɔː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láu-tōa-ko"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láu-tuā-ko"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "law'doaxkoy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² ko³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ kɤ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ taːi̯²² kɔː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² ko³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ kɤ⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "老大哥"
}

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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "láu-tōa-ko"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎodàgē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎodàge"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎu-dà-gē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laodahge"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лаодагэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laodagɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lóuh daaih gō"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ dai⁶ go¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ taːi̯²² kɔː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
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    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láu-tuā-ko"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "law'doaxkoy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² ko³³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/",
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ kɤ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ taːi̯²² kɔː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² ko³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ kɤ⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "老大哥"
}

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