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Chinese
Etymology
- “queen of England”
- Originated from slang among civil servants in Hong Kong. Nominally, the queen was their head during British rule.
Pronunciation
Noun
事頭婆
- (Cantonese) proprietress; boss's wife; female boss
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) Queen of England, especially Elizabeth II
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
老闆娘 (“proprietress”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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老闆娘
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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老闆娘
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| Taiwan
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老闆娘
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| Harbin
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老闆娘
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| Singapore
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老闆娘
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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老闆娘
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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老闆娘
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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內掌櫃, 掌櫃婆兒
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| Xi'an
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老闆娘, 掌櫃娘子 dated, face-to-face, 掌櫃婆娘 dated, non-face-to-face
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| Xuzhou
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老闆娘, 老闆娘子, 掌櫃娘子
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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老闆娘
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| Ürümqi
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老闆娘
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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老闆娘, 老闆兒娘
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| Guiyang
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老闆娘
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| Liuzhou
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老闆娘
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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老闆娘
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| Yangzhou
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老闆奶奶
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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事頭婆, 老闆娘
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| Hong Kong
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事頭婆, 老闆娘
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| Taishan
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事頭婆
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| Yangjiang
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老闆娘, 事頭婆
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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事頭婆
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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老細婆
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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老闆娘, 老闆娘子
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| Lichuan
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老闆娘, 老闆娘子
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| Pingxiang
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老闆娘子
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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老闆娘
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| Yudu
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老闆娘
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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頭家娘
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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頭家娘
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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頭家娘
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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頭家娘
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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頭家娘
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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頭家娘
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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老闆娘, 女掌櫃, 女掌櫃的
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| Xinzhou
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老闆娘
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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老闆嫂
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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老闆嫂
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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頭家娘
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| Quanzhou
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頭家娘
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| Zhangzhou
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頭家娘
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| Taipei
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頭家娘
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| Kaohsiung
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頭家娘
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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頭家娘, 頭家嫂
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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頭家娘
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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頭家娘
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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頭家娘
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| Leizhou
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老闆娘
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| Haikou
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老闆娘
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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頭家娘
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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老闆婆
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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老闆娘, 老闆婆 non-face-to-face
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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老闆娘, 老闆娘娘
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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老闆娘
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| Suzhou
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老闆娘
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| Danyang
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老闆娘, 老闆嫚嫚
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| Hangzhou
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老闆娘
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| Ningbo
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老闆娘
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| Wenzhou
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老闆娘
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| Jinhua
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老闆兒娘
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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老闆娘
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| Loudi
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老闆娘, 老闆娘子
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