老闆

      Mandarin

      simpl. 老板
      trad.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: [ lao˧˥pan˨˩˦ ]

      Noun

      老闆 (traditional, Pinyin lǎobǎn, simplified 老板)

      1. (Elementary Mandarin) owner (of a shop etc., addressed by customers)
      2. (Elementary Mandarin) boss (addressed by employees)

      See also

      References

      • 1997, Jerome P. Keuper, Chinese 1000: Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions (中国话:习惯用法和口语的表达法) (in English/Mandarin), Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57524-006-8:

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