老板娘
ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
“female boss; proprietress of a small business; wife of the boss; (informal) one's wife.”
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老
ㄌㄠˇ
Old; aged; experienced; venerable; of long standing; prefix for elders or familiar people; outdated; tough (food); always.
板
ㄅㄢˇ
A plank or board; a flat piece of material; music beat or rhythm; to clap or slap; a classifier for beatings.
娘
ㄋㄧㄤˊ
Young lady; mother; wife; term of address for an older woman or married woman; formerly, a respectful term for a female employer; (coll.) effeminate.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 老師ㄌㄠˇ ㄕteacher; a respectful term for someone who teaches or mentors; in imperial times, a student's formal address to an examiner
- 老人ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊold person; the elderly; senior citizen; long-time member or veteran of a group or organization.
- 老闆ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇboss; business owner; proprietor of a company or shop
- 老婆ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊwife; one's wife (informal, colloquial).
- 老公ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥhusband; eunuch (historical); old man (archaic)
- 姑娘ㄍㄨ ㄋㄧㄤˊgirl; young woman; young lady; daughter; (archaic) paternal aunt; (archaic) concubine; (archaic) prostitute.
- 老人家ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚpolite term for an elderly person; respectful way to refer to one's own or someone else's parents
- 地板ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄢˇfloor; the surface of a room that people walk on; wooden, tiled, or plastic covering of an indoor floor; by extension, the ground or floor surface in general
- 老鼠ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇrat; mouse; a rodent commonly found in homes; a sly or treacherous person.
- 老舊ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋold and worn out; old-fashioned; outmoded; showing age and deterioration
- 古老ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇancient; old; age-old; from a very long time ago.
- 老化ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋto age; to grow old; to become outdated; to lose original elasticity or freshness over time