anh trai

anh (“elder brother”) +‎ trai (“male”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ t͡ɕaːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ ʈaːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ ʈaːj˧˧]

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(classifier người) anh trai

1. (chiefly literary) elder brother

   Synonym: anh

• Unlike em (“younger sibling”) which is gender neutral, anh and chị (“elder sister”) are gender-specific. This expression is therefore redundant by nature, but it can be used for acoustic or literary eloquence because it is disyllabic.

anh trai

1. (rather childish) you (used for a male who the speaker assumes is somewhat older than them)

anh trai

1. (colloquial, friendly, not intimate, speakers are strangers) young man

   Đường này đi thẳng là tới Thủ Đức hả anh trai?

   Am I correct in assuming that this road leads to Thủ Đức, young man?

• The "young man" sense in theory can be used by speakers of any age, but in real life, most often used by people who is older than the "young man".

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