lǎo dì

老弟 (lǎo dì) is a Chinese word meaning “(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal”.

Meanings

  1. 1(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy
  2. 2old pal

Characters in 老弟

老lǎo · prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity弟dì · younger brother

Related words

老prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity兄弟brothers老兄elder brother (often used self-referentially)老师teacher弟弟younger brother老板boss老板Robam (brand)老板variant of 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]老婆(coll.) wife老天God老实honest; sincere老鼠rat; mouse (CL:隻|只[zhi1])

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