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老闆

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See also: 老板

Chinese

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respectful prefix phonetic
trad. (老闆/老板) /
simp. (老板)
alternative forms 老版
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Etymology

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From earlier 老辦老办 or 老班, from (lǎo, “a respectful prefix”) + (bàn, “to manage”) or (bān, “group”); and in 老闆老板 are phonetic loan characters; first attested as 老辦老办 in the 16th century (Yang, 2012).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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老闆

  1. shop owner; business proprietor
  2. boss; chief
    老闆 [MSC, trad.]
    老板 [MSC, simp.]
    Lǎobǎn shēngle nǐde zhí. [Pinyin]
    The boss gave you a promotion.
    老闆拖欠工資 [MSC, trad.]
    老板拖欠工资 [MSC, simp.]
    Lǎobǎn tuōqiàn wǒ de gōngzī. [Pinyin]
    My boss is behind on paying my wages.
    老闆願意增加店員 [MSC, trad.]
    老板愿意增加店员 [MSC, simp.]
    Lǎobǎn bù yuànyì zēngjiā diànyuán. [Pinyin]
    The boss is unwilling to increase the number of employees.
    老闆試用 [MSC, trad.]
    老板试用 [MSC, simp.]
    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.
  3. (honorific) famous actor in Beijing opera

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