事頭婆
simp事头婆si6 tau4 po4shì tóu pó
English
- (n.
- female employer / shop owner / shopkeeper, or the wife of the employer or shop owner; "boss lady"; also used as a form of address
- appellation) refers to the boss or the head of a department who is a female; refers to the boss' wife; a humuorous term to refer to the queen of England, namely Elizabeth II.
- a term used by Hongkongers to refer to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, as the head of British overseas territories during her reign
粵語 — Cantonese
- 女性老闆(女事頭),或者老闆嘅老婆(量詞:個)
- 香港人對英女皇伊莉莎伯二世嘅稱呼,因為英國國王係英國海外領土嘅元首
Examples
事頭婆,菜芯幾錢斤呀?
How much is a catty of choy sum, ma'am? ----
以前事頭婆生日有假放㗎!
We used to have a public holiday on the Queen's birthday!
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk