粵

事si6頭tau4婆po4

simp事头婆
si6 tau4 po4shì tóu pó

English

  1. (n.
  2. female employer / shop owner / shopkeeper, or the wife of the employer or shop owner; "boss lady"; also used as a form of address
  3. 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.
  4. 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

  1. 女性老闆(女事頭),或者老闆嘅老婆(量詞:個)
  2. 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

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