Why does the Chinese word for "Older brother" sound like
Guh-guh?!

哥哥

The Real Meaning

In Mandarin Chinese, the character 哥哥 (pronounced as gē ge) actually translates to Older brother.

Girls sometimes call their boyfriend 哥哥. Is it cute or weird? You decide.

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哥哥 means older brother! gē ge — first tone. It's also used as a flirty term by some girls!