頭家

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See also: 头家

Chinese

head; (noun suffix)
 
home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (頭家)
simp. (头家)

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Noun

頭家

  1. (chiefly Southern Min, Hakka) owner (of a shop etc., addressed by customers)
  2. (chiefly Southern Min, Hakka) boss (addressed by employees)
  3. (chiefly Southern Min, Hakka, dated in Leizhou Min) husband
  4. (gambling) organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings
  5. (gambling, card games) banker of the first round
  6. (gambling, card games) first player
  7. (gambling, card games) preceding player
  8. organizer of a ceremony at a temple

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References

  1. ^ Myanmar-English Dictionary (1993, Myanmar Language Commission; republished 1996, Dunwoody Press)

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