Chinese

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small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
younger brother
simp. and trad.
(小弟)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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小弟

  1. little brother; younger brother
  2. minion; henchman
  3. (Taiwan, Thailand) male server
  4. (slang, euphemistic) penis; dick

Synonyms

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  • (little brother):
  • (male server): (Malaysia, Thailand) 阿弟 (ādì)
  • (penis):

Derived terms

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Pronoun

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小弟

  1. (male, humble, to the same generation) I; me

Further reading

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
てい
Grade: 2
kan'on

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しょう)(てい) (shōtei

  1. (humble, dated) little brother; younger brother
  2. (humble, figurative) me, I (male)
    • 2015 [1865], Sakamoto Ryōma, Sakamoto Ryōma zen sho kanshū [Complete works of Sakamoto Ryōma]‎[1], page 112:
      (あい)()ニハおもいがけぬ(じん)(ぶつ)ニてありたり。(その)(とき)(しょう)(てい)()()(じん)(こう)(さか)(りゅう)()(ろう)(もうし)()かけ、(いろ)(いろ)おかしき(だん)ありしが、(かわ)りたる(こと)なし。
      Aizu ni wa omoigakenu jinbutsu ni te aritari. Sono toki shōtei wa Tosa jin Kōsaka Ryūjirō to mōshite dekake, iroiro okashiki dan arishi ga, kawaritaru koto nashi.
      In Aizu the people are beyond belief. At that time, I went with a fellow called Kōsaka Ryujiro of Tosa, and although we engaged in various strange talks, nothing changed.

Usage notes

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The word is a humble term ((けん)(じょう)() (kenjōgo)) typically used to refer to one’s own brother or oneself, thereby showing respect to the addressee.