# 老弟
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎodì
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^5$ dai$^6$
* Gan (Wiktionary): lau$^3$ ti
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ló-thâi
    (Hailu, HRS): lo$^ˊ$ tai$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): lau$^3$ tai$^1$
* Wu (Suzhou, Wugniu): $^1$lau$_6$-di$_6$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): lau$^3$ di$^5$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): lau$^3$ di$^{4*}$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎodì
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎodì
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$-ti$^4$
*** Yale: lǎu-dì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laodih
*** Palladius: лаоди (laodi)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^5$ dai$^6$
*** Yale: lóuh daih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^5$ dai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^5$ dei$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯¹³ tɐi̯²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: lau$^3$ ti
*** Sinological IPA : /lau²¹³⁻²¹ tʰi¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-thâi
*** Hakka Romanization System: lo$^ˋ$ tai$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lo$^3$ tai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ tʰai̯²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: lo$^ˊ$ tai$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /lo²⁴⁻³³ tʰai⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: lau$^3$ tai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /lau³¹ tʰaɪ⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$lau$_6$-di$_6$
*** MiniDict: lau$^去$ di$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /læ⁴⁴ di/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: lau$^3$ di$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɒu̯⁴¹ ti²¹⁻¹¹/
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: lau$^3$ di$^{4*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯³³ ti³²⁴⁻³¹/

### Noun

老弟
* A form of address to a man younger than oneself: my boy
* (dialectal Mandarin, Gan, Hakka, Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Pinghua, Xiang) younger brother
* (dialectal Hakka) brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 弟 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 弟弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 弟弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 弟弟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 弟弟 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 兄兒, 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 兄弟 male speaker, 弟子 female speaker |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 弟弟, 兄弟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 兄弟 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 兄弟 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 弟弟, 兄弟, 富康子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 弟娃兒, 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 弟弟, 兄弟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 弟, 兄弟, 弟弟 childish |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 弟, 阿弟, 老弟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 弟弟, 兄弟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 弟子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 細佬, 弟弟 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 細佬, 弟弟 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿弟 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 細佬, 阿弟, 細, 弟 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿弟, 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 阿弟 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 細佬, 弟弟 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 小弟 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 細佬 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 細佬 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老弟, 兄弟 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 弟 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老弟, 老弟仔 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 老弟, 老弟里 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 弟弟 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿弟 |
| Hakka | Changting | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 老弟子 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 老弟子 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 弟佬 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿弟 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 細佬 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 老弟, 細佬 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 老弟, 細佬 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿弟, 老弟 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 阿弟, 老弟 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 弟 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 兄弟 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 弟仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 依弟 face-to-face, 弟 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 細弟仔, 細弟 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 小弟, 阿棣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 小弟, 阿弟 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 小弟 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 阿弟 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 阿弟 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 阿弟 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 阿弟, 弟, 弟弟 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿弟 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿弟 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿弟 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 老弟 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 老弟 non-face-to-face, 阿弟 face-to-face |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 細佬, 弟弟 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 細佬 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老弟 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 弟弟, 阿弟, 兄弟 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 兄弟 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 兄弟, 弟弟 |
| Wu | Danyang | 弟子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 阿弟, 弟弟 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿弟, 弟弟 face-to-face |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 阿弟 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 弟 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老弟, 弟弟 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 老弟 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 老弟, 弟弟 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 老弟 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 叔 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小叔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 小叔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 小叔 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 小叔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 小叔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 小叔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 小叔子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 小叔子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 小叔子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 小叔子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 小叔子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 小叔子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 小叔兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 小叔子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 小叔子兒, 小叔子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 小叔子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 小叔子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 小叔子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 小叔子, 兄弟 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 小叔子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 小叔子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 小叔子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 叔子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 小叔子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 小叔 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 小叔 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 小叔, 叔崽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 小叔子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 小叔子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 叔子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 小叔子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 叔仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 叔仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 叔仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 叔仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 叔仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 叔仔 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 叔爺仔, 叔仔 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 叔仔, 細叔 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 叔仔, 細叔 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 細叔 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 老叔 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 叔仔 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 叔仔 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 小叔子, 霞叔 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 霞叔 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 叔仔 |
| Gan | Guixi | 霞叔 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 小郎仔, 小郎, 阿叔仔 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 小郎 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 叔仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 阿叔仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 阿叔仔 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 阿叔, 叔仔 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 阿叔仔 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 叔仔 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) | 阿叔, 阿叔仔 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 叔仔 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 阿叔 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 叔仔 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 小郎哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 小郎哩, 阿叔哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 小郎哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 小叔 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿叔仔 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) | 叔仔 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 阿叔 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 阿叔哎 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 阿叔 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 叔 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 小郎 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) | 阿叔仔 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 老弟 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 叔仔 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 細叔 |
| Hakka | Changting | 小郎 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 小郎 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 小郎子 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 小郎 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 小郎, 老弟 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 小叔子, 小叔 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 小郎 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 叔公 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 小叔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 小郎叔, 阿叔仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 小郎仔, 小郎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 小郎叔, 阿叔仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 小郎叔, 阿叔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 小郎叔, 阿叔仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 小叔, 細叔, 阿叔仔 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 叔仔 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 細叔 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 小叔 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 叔仔 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 叔 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 細兒叔 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 叔兒 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 叔兒 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 細叔 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 小叔子 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 小叔子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 小叔子 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 小叔子 |
| Jin | Linhe | 小叔子 |
| Jin | Jining | 小叔子 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 小叔子 |
| Jin | Baotou | 小叔子 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 小叔子 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 小叔子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 叔仔, 小叔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 細叔, 小叔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 小叔, 叔囝 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 依家 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 小叔 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 小叔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 小叔 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 小郎 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 小叔, 細叔 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 叔仔 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 阿叔仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿叔仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 阿叔仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 細叔仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿叔仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 小叔仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 阿叔仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 小叔仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 小叔 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 小叔仔 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 小叔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 小叔 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 小叔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 叔仔, 小郎仔 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 叔囝, 小郎, 細叔 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 細叔 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 叔囝 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 細叔 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 細叔 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 叔囝, 叔 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 老弟 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 叔爹, 叔爹囝 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 細叔, 小郎 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 小郎 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 叔仔 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 叔仔 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 細叔 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 細叔, 阿叔 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 小叔, 小叔子, 叔叔 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 阿叔 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 小叔, 小叔子, 阿叔, 叔叔 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 小叔 |
| Wu | Danyang | 叔叔 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 阿叔 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿叔, 小阿叔 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 兄叔, 瑣叔兒, 瑣叔 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 叔兒, 叔, 小叔兒, 小叔 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 叔子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 小叔子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 滿叔 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 小叔 |

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “form of address”): 老兄 (lǎoxiōng), 老哥 (lǎogē)

#### Derived terms

* 老弟心臼