오빠
/o.p͈a/older brother; older male (familiar)
남자 형제 중 손위; 친근한 남자 호칭
Said by a female speaker: older brother, or a warm address to an older male friend, boyfriend, or male idol. A male speaker uses 형 for his older brother. Using oppa as a male speaker about your own brother sounds off. Romanization is a tag, not a separate English lemma.
여성이 손위 남자 형제, 친한 남성, 남친, 남자 아이돌을 부를 때 쓰는 말. 남자 화자는 형제를 형이라 부른다. 남자가 자기 형제를 오빠라 부르면 어색하다. oppa는 로마자 표기일 뿐, 영어 표제어가 아니다.
Examples
My older brother is three years older than me. Hyung is what a male speaker calls his older brother.
Oppa, want to have dinner together tonight? Women also use this for a close older man or a boyfriend.
That idol oppa’s new song is really good. In fandoms, fans say oppa even when he is not a brother.
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