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Chinese
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old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
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| trad. (老大)
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老
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大
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| simp. #(老大)
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老
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大
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| anagram
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大老
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Pronunciation 1
| Rime
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| Character
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老
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大
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大
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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| Initial (聲)
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來 (37)
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定 (7)
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定 (7)
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| Final (韻)
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豪 (89)
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泰 (25)
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歌 (94)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Departing (H)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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I
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I
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I
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| Fanqie
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盧晧切
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徒蓋切
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唐佐切
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| Baxter
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lawX
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dajH
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daH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/lɑuX/
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/dɑiH/
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/dɑH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/lɑuX/
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/dɑiH/
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/dɑH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/lɑuX/
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/dɑiH/
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/dɑH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/lawX/
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/dajH/
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/daH/
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Li
Rong
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/lɑuX/
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/dɑiH/
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/dɑH/
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Wang
Li
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/lɑuX/
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/dɑiH/
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/dɑH/
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Bernard
Karlgren
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/lɑuX/
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/dʱɑiH/
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/dʱɑH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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lǎo
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dài
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duò
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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lou5
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daai6
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do6
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Adjective
老大
- (literary) old (in age)
Synonyms
- 下架 (xia5 jia4) (Xiang)
- 垂老 (chuílǎo) (literary)
- 年歲大／年岁大 (niánsuì dà)
- 年紀大／年纪大 (niánjì dà)
- 年老 (niánlǎo)
- 年長／年长 (niánzhǎng)
- 老 (lǎo)
- 老邁／老迈 (lǎomài) (senile)
- 蒼老／苍老 (cānglǎo)
- 衰老 (shuāilǎo) (senile)
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
Noun
老大
- eldest among the siblings
- chief; boss; leader; ringleader
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
老闆 (“boss; proprietor”)
| 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
Pronunciation 3
Noun
老大
- (dialectal) chief crewman of a boat
Derived terms
Pronunciation 4
Adverb
老大
- (colloquial, usually in the negative) very
Synonyms
- 不要太 (bùyàotài) (slang)
- 十分 (shífēn)
- 壞／坏 (huài)
- 孔 (kǒng) (literary, or in compounds)
- 很 (hěn)
- 極其／极其 (jíqí)
- 極度／极度 (jídù)
- 極為／极为 (jíwéi)
- 極端／极端 (jíduān)
- 滾／滚 (gǔn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 異常／异常 (yìcháng)
- 良
- 超 (chāo)
- 非常 (fēicháng)
- 頗／颇 (pō) (literary)
- 頗為／颇为 (pōwéi) (literary)
Derived terms