契弟
Chinese
contract | younger brother | ||
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simp. and trad. (契弟) |
契 | 弟 |
Pronunciation 1
Usage notes
In Cantonese, it is now rarely used in the original meaning because of the meanings below; 契細佬/契细佬 would be instead.
See also
- 契哥 (qìgē)
Pronunciation 2
Noun
契弟
- (regional, dated or Xiamen Hokkien) gay male or male prostitute
- 只圖結交些契弟。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
- Zhǐ tú jiéjiāo xiē qìdì. [Pinyin]
- He just wanted to get to know some gay men.
只图结交些契弟。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
- (Cantonese, derogatory) fellow; guy
- (Cantonese, Min Dong, Puxian Min, dialectal Min Nan) bastard; idiot; son of a bitch
- 做契弟 [Min Dong] ― có̤ kié-dâ̤ / [t͡sɔ²¹³ kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ (t-)lɑ²⁴²] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA] ― doomed; fucked up
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