老弟
lǎo​dì

young fellow; junior colleague; old pal; my boy

  • created sense approved 老弟 · lǎo​dì · young fellow; junior colleague; old pal; my boy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老弟

    lǎo​dì

    young fellow; junior colleague; old pal; my boy

    An affectionate or familiar form of address for a male who is younger than oneself, such as a younger brother, a friend, or a student

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · [familiarity prefix] 弟 (literal) → 弟 · dì · younger brother

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense