# 阿弟
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ādì
    (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄉㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Taishan, Wiktionary): a$^1$ hai$^4$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): a$^1$ di$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): a-tî / a-ti
    (Teochew, Peng'im): a$^1$ di$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$aq-di
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ādì
*** Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄉㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: adì
*** Wade–Giles: a$^1$-ti$^4$
*** Yale: ā-dì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: adih
*** Palladius: ади (adi)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀä⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: a$^1$ hai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /a³³ hai²¹/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: a$^1$ di$^5$ [Phonetic: a$^2$ li$^5$]
*** Sinological IPA : /a⁵³³⁻¹³ $^{(t-)}$li²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-tî
*** Tâi-lô: a-tî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: a'dii
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ ti²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /a⁴⁴⁻²² ti²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-ti
*** Tâi-lô: a-ti
*** Phofsit Daibuun: a'dy
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: a$^1$ di$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a tĭ
*** Sinological IPA : /a³³⁻²³ ti³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$aq-di
*** MiniDict: ah$^入$ di
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$aq-di
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /aʔ³³ di⁴⁴/

### Noun

阿弟
* (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Southern Min, Puxian Min, Wu, Zhao'an Hakka) younger brother
* (Malaysia, Thailand) male server

#### 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 |
* (male server): (Taiwan) 小弟 (xiǎodì)

#### Derived terms

* (Puxian Min) 阿弟囝

#### Descendants

* → Macanese: atâi

### References

* 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), “阿弟”, 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 1.