can a boy say oppa to his elder brother ? can he say so for his favourite male star ?
thanks alot mitong , and yes you caught me I didn't check the link you provided me last time . in fact I asked this question because I found a boy saying that to his star , I was surprised by that ..
komabsemneda !!!!!!!
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Well, as I mentioned in your other posed question,
http://www.italki.com/answers/question/67572.htm
I thought that you have referred to some information that I provided when I previously answered to another very similar question as given in,
http://www.italki.com/answers/question/56562.htm
but it looks like that you have not referred to it.
My personal suggestion is that, in general, the answer is "no". A younger boy/man (male gender) should address to an elder boy/man (male gender) as "형 (hyeong)", or as an honorific form, "형님 (hyeong-nim)".
One of the exceptions might be, when a younger boy/man wants to make jokes to an elder one by laughing him at a matter that he acts like a lady, then perhaps he might use "오빠 (o-bba, or o-ppa)" in such occasion. However, I would not encourage such joke-making unless they are very close friends.
Good day. / 좋은 일일 을.
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