老細

See also: 老细

Chinese

Etymology 1
 
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
fine; minutely; thin; slender
trad. (老細) 老 細
simp. (老细) 老 细
variant forms 老世

Pronunciation

Noun

老細

  1. (Cantonese) boss; manager
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 老闆 (“boss; proprietor”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 老闆
Mandarin Beijing 老闆
Taiwan 老闆、頭家
Cantonese Guangzhou 事頭、老細、老闆、波士
Hong Kong 事頭、老細、老闆、波士
Taishan 事頭、老細、老闆
Gan Nanchang 老闆
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 頭家
Liudui (S. Sixian) 頭家
Hsinchu (Hailu) 頭家
Dongshi (Dabu) 頭家
Hsinchu (Raoping) 頭家
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 頭家
Jin Taiyuan 老闆、掌櫃、掌櫃的
Min Dong Fuzhou 老闆
Min Nan Xiamen 頭家
Quanzhou 頭家
Zhangzhou 頭家
Taipei 老闆、頭家
Kaohsiung 頭家
Tainan 老闆、頭家
Taichung 頭家
Hsinchu 頭家
Lukang 頭家
Sanxia 頭家
Yilan 老闆、頭家
Kinmen 頭家
Magong 頭家
Philippines (Manila) 頭家
Wu Shanghai 老闆
Xiang Changsha 老闆

Etymology 2
 
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
fine; minutely; thin; slender
trad. (老細) 老 細
simp. (老细) 老 细

Pronunciation
  • Min Nan
    • (Hokkien)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-sè / láu-sòe
      • Tâi-lô: láu-sè / láu-suè
      • Phofsit Daibuun: lawsex, lawsoex
      • IPA (Xiamen): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/, /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sue²¹/
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /laʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/, /laʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sue⁴¹/
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/, /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sue²¹/
      • IPA (Taipei): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/, /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sue¹¹/
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /laʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/, /laʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sue²¹/

Noun

老細

  1. (Min Nan) A term used to refer to a familiar younger than the speaker.

References
  • Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932), “老細”, in 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor, 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎ (in Japanese and Min Nan), volume 2, Taihoku: 同府 (Dōfu), OCLC 25747241, page 939
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