老闆
See also: 老板
Chinese
| respectful prefix | phonetic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老闆/老板) | 老 | 闆/板 | |
| simp. (老板) | 老 | 板 | |
| alternative forms | 老版 | ||
Etymology
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
Noun
老闆
- shop owner; business proprietor
- boss; chief
- 老闆升了你的職。／老板升了你的职。 ― Lǎobǎn shēngle nǐde zhí. ― The boss gave you a promotion.
- 老闆拖欠我的工資。 [MSC, trad.]
- Lǎobǎn tuōqiàn wǒ de gōngzī. [Pinyin]
- My boss is behind on paying my wages.
老板拖欠我的工资。 [MSC, simp.]- 老闆不願意增加店員。 [MSC, trad.]
- Lǎobǎn bù yuànyì zēngjiā diànyuán. [Pinyin]
- The boss is unwilling to increase the number of employees.
老板不愿意增加店员。 [MSC, simp.]- 老闆說他想先試用你六個月。 [MSC, trad.]
- 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.
老板说他想先试用你六个月。 [MSC, simp.]
- (honorific) famous actor in Beijing opera
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 老闆 (“boss; proprietor”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 老闆 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 掌櫃的 |
| Taiwan | 老闆, 頭家 | |
| Harbin | 掌櫃的 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 老闆 | |
| Jinan | 老闆 | |
| Yinchuan | 老闆 | |
| Xining | 老闆 | |
| Ürümqi | 掌櫃底 | |
| Wuhan | 老闆 | |
| Chengdu | 老闆兒, 老闆 | |
| Chongqing | 老闆兒 | |
| Guiyang | 老闆 | |
| Liuzhou | 老闆 | |
| Xuzhou | 老闆兒, 老闆, 掌櫃的 | |
| Yangzhou | 老闆 | |
| Nanjing | 老闆 | |
| Malaysia | 老闆 | |
| Singapore | 老闆 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 事頭, 老細, 老闆, 波士, 阿頭 boss |
| Hong Kong | 事頭, 老細, 老闆, 波士, 阿頭 boss | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 事頭 | |
| Macau | 事頭, 老細 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 事頭 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 事頭 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 事頭 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 事頭 | |
| Foshan | 事頭 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 事頭 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 事頭 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 事頭 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 老闆 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 事頭, 老細 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 事頭 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 事頭 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 事頭 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 事頭 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 事頭 | |
| Taishan | 事頭, 老細, 老闆 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 事頭, 老細 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 事頭 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 老闆, 事頭 | |
| Dongguan | 事頭, 老細, 老闆, 波士 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 事頭 | |
| Yangjiang | 老闆, 事頭 | |
| Nanning | 老闆, 事頭 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 老闆, 事頭, 阿頭 boss | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 老細 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 老細, 老闆 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老闆 |
| Lichuan | 老闆 | |
| Pingxiang | 老闆 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 頭家, 老闆 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 老闆 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 事頭 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 事頭 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 老闆 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 老闆, 店家 shopkeeper | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 老闆 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 老闆 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 老闆 | |
| Jiexi | 頭家 | |
| Luhe | 老闆 | |
| Yudu | 老闆 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 頭家 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 頭家 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 頭家 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 頭家 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 頭家 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 頭家 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 頭家 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老闆, 掌櫃, 掌櫃的 |
| Xinzhou | 掌櫃子 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 老闆 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 老闆 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 頭家 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 頭家 | |
| Quanzhou | 頭家 | |
| Jinjiang | 頭家 | |
| Yongchun | 頭家 | |
| Zhangzhou | 頭家 | |
| Zhao'an | 頭家, 老闆 | |
| Taipei | 老闆, 頭家 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 頭家 | |
| Kaohsiung | 頭家 | |
| Yilan | 老闆, 頭家 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 頭家 | |
| Taichung | 頭家 | |
| Tainan | 老闆, 頭家 | |
| Hsinchu | 頭家 | |
| Kinmen | 頭家 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 頭家 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 頭家 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 頭家, 老大 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 頭家 | |
| Chaozhou | 頭家, 老闆 | |
| Shantou | 頭家 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 頭家 | |
| Jieyang | 頭家 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 頭家 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 頭家, 阿頭 boss | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 頭家 | |
| Leizhou | 老闆 | |
| Wenchang | 頭家 | |
| Haikou | 頭家, 老闆 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 頭家 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 老闆 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老闆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 老闆 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 老闆 | |
| Suzhou | 老闆 | |
| Danyang | 老闆 | |
| Hangzhou | 老闆 | |
| Ningbo | 老闆 | |
| Wenzhou | 老闆 | |
| Jinhua | 老闆兒 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老闆 |
| Loudi | 老闆 | |
Derived terms
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References
- “Entry #2690”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.