契弟
Chinese
| contract | younger brother | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (契弟) | 契 | 弟 | |
| simp. #(契弟) | 契 | 弟 | |
Pronunciation 1
Usage notes
In Cantonese, it is now rarely used in the original meaning because of the meanings below; 契細佬／契细佬 would be instead.
See also
- 契哥 (qìgē)
Pronunciation 2
Noun
契弟
- (dated or regional, including Cantonese, Xiamen Hokkien) gay male or male prostitute
- 只圖結交些契弟。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
- Zhǐ tú jiéjiāo xiē qìdì. [Pinyin]
- He just wanted to get to know some gay men.
只图结交些契弟。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
- (Cantonese, Eastern Min, Puxian Min, dialectal Southern Min, offensive, vulgar) bastard; idiot; son of a bitch (Classifier: 個／个 c; 條／条 c)
- 野契弟 [Eastern Min] ― iā kié-dâ̤ / [ia³³ kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ (t-)lɑ²⁴²] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA] ― poor; terrible
- 做契弟 [Eastern Min] ― có̤ kié-dâ̤ / [t͡sɔ²¹³ kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ (t-)lɑ²⁴²] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA] ― doomed; fucked up
- 契弟，你仆街啦！ [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
- From: 1989, Wong Jing, God of Gamblers (spoken by Chow Yun-fat)
- kai3 dai6, nei5 puk1 gaai1 laa1! [Jyutping]
- You bastard, go to hell!
- (Cantonese, derogatory) fellow; guy (Classifier: 個／个 c; 條／条 c)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 男妓 (“male prostitute”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 男妓, 妓男, 男娼 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 老泡兒, 兔兒爺, 妞兒夾子 |
| Taiwan | 男妓, 牛郎, 鴨 | |
| Lanzhou | 崽娃子 | |
| Chengdu | 㚻子, 鴨子, 兔兒, 吃相飯的, 吃相公飯的 | |
| Malaysia | 鴨 | |
| Singapore | 鴨 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 契弟 |
| Hong Kong | 男妓, 鴨 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鴨 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 鴨 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 桃脯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 契弟, 阿倌 |
| Taipei | 龜精 GT | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 鴨, 阿倌 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 屁精, 兔子 |
| Suzhou | 相公 | |
| Jinhua | 雄婊子 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 幺它 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
Coordinate terms
- 契哥 (kai3 go1)
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