老細 (lou5 sai3 | lao3 xi4) : boss; manager; owner

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老細

lou5 sai3

lao3 xi4

[slang] boss; chief; manager; employer; owner

[華] 老闆, 老板

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 41,000

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

老細 / 老细

This word has been viewed 12824 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 15th Apr 2015 10:17

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Characters in this word:

老 lou5 - old, venerable
細 sai3 - small

1 compounds containing this word:

炒老細魷魚 - to quit a job (also 炒老板魷魚)

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老細話去邊﹐我哋就去邊。粵
We'll go wherever the boss says.
[Cantonese sentences often feature a balanced structure with repetitive wordings rather than a simple structure. ]

老細請呢餐我哋都食到依牙鬆槓粵
The treat from my boss was wonderful and the food was great!

老細畀啲工人激到佢七竅生煙粵
Boss got really pissed off by the workers.

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