少東

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See also: 少东

Chinese

		young; few; little young; few; little; lack	east
trad. (少東)		少	東
simp. (少东)		少	东

Etymology

Short for 少東家／少东家 or 少東人／少东人, which are archaic in Mainland China.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàodōng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shàodōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shàodong
  - Wade–Giles: shao⁴-tung¹
  - Yale: shàu-dūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shawdong
  - Palladius: шаодун (šaodun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

少東

(chiefly Taiwan) a young boss; a young master
- 台新來硬的寶佳少東林家宏也不想玩了 [MSC, trad.]
  台新来硬的宝佳少东林家宏也不想玩了 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2018 Apr 06, 廖君雅, 台新來硬的寶佳少東林家宏也不想玩了
  Táixīn láiyìngde Bǎojiā shàodōng Línjiāhóng yě bùxiǎng wán le
  Taishin played hardball! The PJ group's young boss Lin Chia-Hong didn't want to engage either.
- 只有他跟幾個少數心腹知道，他們這位微笑少東事實上根本一點都不親切！ [MSC, trad.]
  只有他跟几个少数心腹知道，他们这位微笑少东事实上根本一点都不亲切！ [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2008, 簡瓔, 微笑少東
  Zhǐyǒu tā gēn jǐ ge shàoshù xīnfù zhīdào, tāmen zhè wèi wēixiào shàodōng shìshíshàng gēnběn yīdiǎn dōu bù qīnqiè!
  Only he and some of his trusted aides know that the smiling young master is not friendly at all!
(chiefly Taiwan) a boss's son
- 吸金27億落跑超跑少東父子被訴 [MSC, trad.]
  吸金27亿落跑超跑少东父子被诉 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2019 Sep 03, 陳淑芬, 吸金27億落跑超跑少東父子被訴
  xījīn 27 yì luòpǎo chāopǎo shàodōng fùzǐ bèi sù
  Fled after raking in 2.7 billion, the supercar father and his son were accused

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