# 阿兄
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): āxiōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄒㄩㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^3$ hing$^1$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): a$^1$ hia$^1$ / a$^1$ hiaⁿ$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): a-hiaⁿ / á-hiaⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): a$^1$ hian$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: āxiōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄒㄩㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: asyong
*** Wade–Giles: a$^1$-hsiung$^1$
*** Yale: ā-syūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ashiong
*** Palladius: асюн (asjun)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^3$ hing$^1$
*** Yale: a hīng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^3$ hing$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^3$ hing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː³³ hɪŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: a$^1$ hia$^1$ [Phonetic: a$^5$ ia$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /a⁵³³⁻²¹ $^{(h-)}$ia⁵³³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: a$^1$ hiaⁿ$^1$ [Phonetic: a$^5$ iaⁿ$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /a⁵³³⁻²¹ $^{(h-)}$ĩã⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Zhangpu, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-hiaⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: a-hiann
*** Phofsit Daibuun: a'hviaf
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ hiã⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangpu): /a⁵⁵⁻³³ hiã⁵⁵/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ hiã³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á-hiaⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: á-hiann
*** Phofsit Daibuun: afhviaf
*** IPA (Philippines): /a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiã³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: a$^1$ hian$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a hiaⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /a³³⁻²³ hĩã³³/

### Noun

阿兄
* (regional) eldest brother
* (regional) elder brother; big brother
* (Hokkien) respectful term of address for an elder brother: bro
* (Philippine Hokkien, familiar) respectful honorific used before a name for an elder brother or any young male older than oneself: Mister; Brother (used before a name)

#### 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 |

### Further reading

* “阿兄”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “阿兄”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 2.