哥仔

Chinese

		elder brother	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
simp. and trad. (哥仔)		哥	仔

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-á
    • Tâi-lô: ko-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koi'ar
    • IPA (Singapore): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

Noun

哥仔

1. (Hokkien, poetic) young man; lad (Classifier: 個／个 mn)
   • 2003, “拍坏哥囝的心肝”, in 周长楫, 周清海, editors, 《新加坡闽南话俗语歌谣选》, Xiamen: 厦门大学出版社, →ISBN, page 282:

     三个哥仔徛咧看，拍坏哥囝的心肝 [Hokkien, simp.]
     三個哥仔徛咧看，拍壞哥囝的心肝 [Hokkien, trad.]

     saⁿ gê ko-á khiā-leh khòaⁿ, phah-pháiⁿ ko-kiáⁿ ê sim-koaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Three lads looked [at me] standing, ruining their mood

Pronoun

哥仔

1. (Hokkien, poetic, chiefly in love songs, dated) you (referring to a young man)
   • 1933, 《改良百花歌》‎^[1], Chiayi: 捷發漢書部:

     白朮開花氣溫和　哥仔無嫌來𣅄⿺廴月　眞名正姓共哥報　我名呌做風流婆 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     白术开花气温和　哥仔无嫌来𣅄⿺廴月　真名正姓共哥报　我名叫做风流婆 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     pe̍h-chu̍t khui-hoe khì-un hô, ko-á bô hiâm lâi thit-thô-, chin-miâ chiàⁿ-sìⁿ kā ko pò, góa miâ kiò-chòe hong-liû-pô [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

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   • a. 1941, 《新採茶歌》‎^[2], Shanghai: 開文書局:

     水錦開花白葱葱哥仔生水真害人 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     水锦开花白葱葱哥仔生水真害人 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     chúi-gím khui-hoe pe̍h-chhang-chhang ko-á siⁿ súi chin hāi-lâng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): go¹ zai²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: go¹ zai²
    • Yale: gō jái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: go¹ dzai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: go¹ zei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

哥仔

1. (Cantonese) young man; lad (Classifier: 個／个 c)
   • 1959, “哥仔靚”, 朱頂鶴 (lyrics), 何柳堂 (music)‎^[3]performed by 許艷秋:

     哥仔靚靚得妙 [Cantonese, trad.]
     哥仔靓靓得妙 [Cantonese, simp.]

     go¹ zai² leng³ leng³ dak¹ miu⁶ [Jyutping]

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   • 2017, 離奇家遮, 《口耳相傳的香港鬼故事──唸唸‧不忘》, Hong Kong: 明報出版社, →ISBN, page 169:

     佢向右邊望一望，睄到個哥仔成件衫都係血，即刻都係唔敢岳高頭望佢 [Cantonese, trad.]
     佢向右边望一望，睄到个哥仔成件衫都系血，即刻都系唔敢岳高头望佢 [Cantonese, simp.]

     keoi⁵ hoeng³ jau⁶ bin¹ mong⁶ jat¹ mong⁶, saau⁴ dou³ ~2 go³ go¹ zai² seng⁴ gin⁶ saam¹ dou¹ hai⁶ hyut³, zik¹ hak¹ dou¹ hai⁶ m⁴ gam² ngok⁶ gou¹ tau⁴ mong⁶ keoi⁵ [Jyutping]

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