Etymology
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From earlier 老辦／老办 or 老班, from 老 (lǎo, “a respectful prefix”) + 辦／办 (bàn, “to manage”) or 班 (bān, “group”); 闆 and 板 in 老闆／老板 are phonetic loan characters; first attested as 老辦／老办 in the 16th century (Yang, 2012).
Pronunciation
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老闆
- shop owner; business proprietor
- boss; chief
老闆升了你的職。 [MSC, trad.]
老板升了你的职。 [MSC, simp.]- Lǎobǎn shēngle nǐde zhí. [Pinyin]
- The boss gave you a promotion.
老闆拖欠我的工資。 [MSC, trad.]
老板拖欠我的工资。 [MSC, simp.]- Lǎobǎn tuōqiàn wǒ de gōngzī. [Pinyin]
- My boss is behind on paying my wages.
老闆不願意增加店員。 [MSC, trad.]
老板不愿意增加店员。 [MSC, simp.]- Lǎobǎn bù yuànyì zēngjiā diànyuán. [Pinyin]
- The boss is unwilling to increase the number of employees.
老闆說他想先試用你六個月。 [MSC, trad.]
老板说他想先试用你六个月。 [MSC, simp.]- Lǎobǎn shuō tā xiǎng xiān shìyòng nǐ liù ge yuè. [Pinyin]
- The boss said he would like to put you on six months probation first.
- (honorific) famous actor in Beijing opera
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
老闆 (“boss; proprietor”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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老闆
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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掌櫃的
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| Taiwan
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老闆, 頭家
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| Harbin
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掌櫃的
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| Yantai (Muping)
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老闆
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| Jinan
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老闆
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| Yinchuan
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老闆
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| Xining
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老闆
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| Ürümqi
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掌櫃底
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| Wuhan
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老闆
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| Chengdu
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老闆兒, 老闆
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| Chongqing
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老闆兒
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| Guiyang
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老闆
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| Liuzhou
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老闆
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| Xuzhou
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老闆兒, 老闆, 掌櫃的
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| Yangzhou
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老闆
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| Nanjing
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老闆
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| Malaysia
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老闆
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| Singapore
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老闆
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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事頭, 老細, 老闆, 波士, 阿頭 boss
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| Hong Kong
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事頭, 老細, 老闆, 波士, 阿頭 boss, 老頂 boss
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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事頭
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| Macau
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事頭, 老細
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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事頭
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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事頭
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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事頭
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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事頭
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| Foshan
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事頭
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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事頭
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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事頭
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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事頭
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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老闆
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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事頭, 老細
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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事頭
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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事頭
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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事頭
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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事頭
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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事頭
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| Taishan
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事頭, 老細, 老闆
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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事頭, 老細
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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事頭
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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老闆, 事頭
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| Dongguan
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事頭, 老細, 老闆, 波士
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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事頭
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| Yangjiang
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老闆, 事頭
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| Nanning
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老闆, 事頭
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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老闆, 事頭, 阿頭 boss
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| Penang (Guangfu)
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老細
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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老細, 老闆
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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老闆
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| Lichuan
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老闆
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| Pingxiang
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老闆
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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頭家, 老闆
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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老闆
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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事頭
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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事頭
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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老闆
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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老闆, 店家 shopkeeper
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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老闆
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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老闆
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| Conghua (Lütian)
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老闆
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| Jiexi
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頭家
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| Luhe
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老闆
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| Yudu
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老闆
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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頭家
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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頭家
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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頭家
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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頭家
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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頭家
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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頭家
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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頭家
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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老闆, 掌櫃, 掌櫃的
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| Xinzhou
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掌櫃子
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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老闆
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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老闆
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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頭家
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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頭家
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| Quanzhou
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頭家
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| Jinjiang
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頭家
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| Yongchun
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頭家
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| Zhangzhou
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頭家
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| Zhao'an
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頭家, 老闆
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| Taipei
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老闆, 頭家
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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頭家
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| Kaohsiung
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頭家
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| Yilan
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老闆, 頭家
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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頭家
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| Taichung
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頭家
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| Tainan
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老闆, 頭家
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| Hsinchu
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頭家
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| Kinmen
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頭家
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| Penghu (Magong)
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頭家
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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頭家
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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頭家, 老大
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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頭家
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| Chaozhou
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頭家, 老闆
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| Shantou
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頭家
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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頭家
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| Jieyang
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頭家
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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頭家
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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頭家, 阿頭 boss
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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頭家
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| Leizhou
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老闆
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| Wenchang
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頭家
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| Haikou
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頭家, 老闆
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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頭家
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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老闆
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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老闆
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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老闆
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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老闆
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| Suzhou
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老闆
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| Danyang
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老闆
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| Hangzhou
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老闆
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| Ningbo
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老闆, 冷士 dated
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| Wenzhou
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老闆
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| Jinhua
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老闆兒
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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老闆
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| Loudi
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老闆
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Derived terms
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