dee dee

Chinese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): di⁴ di²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: di⁴ di²
  - Yale: dìh dí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: di⁴ di²
  - Guangdong Romanization: di⁴ di²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiː²¹ tiː³⁵/

Noun

dee dee

(Cantonese, humorous) (usually younger) brother

Synonyms

弟弟 (dìdi)

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