粵

掌zoeng2門mun4人jan4

simp掌门人
zoeng2 mun4 jan4zhǎng mén rén

English

  1. (wuxia) sect leader; (fig.) person in charge; head; leader; proprietor
  2. a master; a patriarch of a martial arts sect
  3. originally refers to the head or leader of a martial arts school or sect ----
  4. extended to refer to the leader, person in charge, or the most influential person in an organisation, company, group, or family

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 原指武林中執掌某一門派嘅核心人物
  2. 引申指某個組織、公司、團體或家庭嘅領導者、主要負責人或最具影響力嘅人

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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