# 老兄
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎoxiōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^5$ hing$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lāu-hiaⁿ / láu-hiaⁿ / láu-heng
* Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): lau$^3$ xian$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoxiōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎosyong
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$-hsiung$^1$
*** Yale: lǎu-syūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshiong
*** Palladius: лаосюн (laosjun)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^5$ hing$^1$
*** Yale: lóuh hīng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^5$ hing$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^5$ hing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯¹³ hɪŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-hiaⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: lāu-hiann
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lauxhviaf
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau³³⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lau³³⁻¹¹ hiã⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-hiaⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: láu-hiann
*** Phofsit Daibuun: law'hviaf
*** IPA (Taipei): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiã⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiã⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-heng
*** Tâi-lô: láu-hing
*** Phofsit Daibuun: law'hefng
*** IPA (Taipei): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: lau$^3$ xian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯³³ ɕi̯an⁴⁴⁵/

### Noun

老兄
* brother; old chap (form of address between male friends)
    From: 1908, letter by Kim Yeong'ik (金永益)
    Rohyeong pil jang wal, "A ji chwi byeonggi i seup ji, hajeung gyo in sung Ryang seo?" [Sino-Korean]
    Old friend, surely you will say, "I merely made them learn military skills; when did I ever teach people to venerate the books of Liang [Qichao]?"
* (Ruijin Hakka, Xiang) elder brother; big brother

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 兄 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 哥哥, 兄長 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 哥哥, 哥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 哥哥, 哥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 哥哥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 哥哥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 哥哥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 哥哥 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 哥哥 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 哥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 哥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 哥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 哥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 阿哥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 哥哥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 哥哥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 哥哥, 哥, 阿哥 Hui, >< |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 哥哥, 哥, 哥老倌兒, 哥老倌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 哥哥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 哥哥, 哥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 哥哥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 哥 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 哥哥 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 哥哥, 哥 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 哥哥 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大佬, 阿哥, 哥哥 >< |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 大佬, 阿哥, 哥哥 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 哥哥 ><, 大佬 <>, 阿哥 <> |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 哥哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿哥 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 哥哥 ><, 阿哥 <> |
| Cantonese | Macau | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿哥 ><, 大哥, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿哥 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <>, 哥 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 大佬, 阿哥 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 阿哥, 哥哥, 大佬 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 阿哥, 哥哥, 大佬 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 大佬, 哥哥 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 哥哥 ><, 兄 <> |
| Gan | Lichuan | 哥 ><, 兄 <> |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 哥哥 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 阿哥, 哥 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Changting | 老伯 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 老伯 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 老伯哩 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 哥 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 老伯 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 老伯 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 哥哥, 老伯 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 哥哥 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 哥哥, 老兄 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 老伯 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 老伯 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 哥哥 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 老伯 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 哥哥 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 大佬 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 阿哥, 大佬 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿哥, 大哥 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 哥 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 哥 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 阿哥 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 阿哥 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 哥哥 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 哥哥, 哥 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 哥仔, 哥哥 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 依哥 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 哥, 阿哥 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 依哥 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 阿哥 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿兄, 阿哥, 兄哥, 俺兄 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 大兄 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 阿哥, 哥, 阿兄, 兄 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 阿兄, 咉兄 <> |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 兄, 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 兄哥 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 大兄 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 阿哥, 兄哥, 兄哥仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 大兄 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 阿哥, 哥, 哥哥 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿兄, 大兄 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 阿兄, 哥仔 archaic |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿兄 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 兄 ><, 尼兄 <> |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 阿哥 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 阿兄 ><, 阿哥 ><, 兄 <> |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 阿哥 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 阿兄 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 阿兄 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 哥 ><, 大佬 <> |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 阿哥 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 阿哥, 哥哥 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 阿哥 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 阿哥 |
| Wu | Danyang | 哥哥 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 阿哥, 哥哥 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 哥哥, 阿哥 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 阿大, 哥哥 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 哥哥 ><, 哥 <> |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老兄, 哥哥 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 老兄, 哥哥 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 老兄 <>, 哥哥 >< |
| Note | >< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face | >< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face |

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 老兄(ろうけい) (rōkei)
* → Korean: 노형(老兄) (nohyeong), 로형(老兄) (rohyeong)
Others:
* → Cantonese: 撈鬆／捞松 (laau$^1$ sung$^1$)