Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- bǎn
- pàn
English
- boss, the owner, person in charge
- used in 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]
- to catch sight of in a doorway (old)
Variants
Words containing 闆
- 老闆lou5 baan2
Robam (brand)
- 老闆娘lou5 baan2 noeng4
female proprietor
- 你老闆nei5 lou5 baan2
your boss [written and colloquial]; euphemism for '你老母', 'fuck your mother'. foul language insulting one's mother when cursing someone [colloquial]
- 撞闆zong6 baan2
to run into an obstacle; to be met with a refusal; to hit a brick wall; to screw up; to mess up [colloquial]
- 大老闆daai6 lou5 baan2
the big boss [written and colloquial]
- 慣老闆gwaan3 lou5 baan2
- 炒老闆魷魚caau2 lou5 baan2 jau4 jyu2
to quit a job; literally: to stir-fry boss's squid