What is kuya in chinese?

Kuya comes from the Chinese term for elder brother-in- law, usually spoken in a well to do family in olden days: 'ko-ya' in Fukien, 'ku-ye' in Mandarin. Older brother in Chinese is "gēge". Contextual translation of "kuya" from Tagalog into Chinese (Simplified). shobe => little sister ahia => big brother achi => big sister shoti => little brother Yes! those are Taiwanese. How do you call your brother in your language? Filipinos say "kuya" while Chinese-Filipinos say "a-hia.