老細
simp老细lou5 sai3lǎo xì
English
- (n.
- appellation) generally refers to the boss or senior colleagues, such as manager or department head; owner of a shop; refers to your client
- boss; manager
- shopkeeper; stallkeeper
- customer, used informally and respectfully
粵語 — Cantonese
- 喺公司、機構入面，請人做嘢嘅人，管人做嘢嘅人（量詞：個／位）
- 稱呼經營小商店、攤檔嘅人（量詞：個／位）
- 客人、顧客，唔正式而又尊敬嘅用法
Examples
嗰個人好識擦老細鞋㗎。
That man knows how to get on the president's good side.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
佢扮聽唔到老細同佢講嘢。
He pretended not to hear his boss.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
我個同事真係好識擦老細鞋㗎。
My coworker really knows how to suck up to the boss.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
你陰我，你知道老細喺我後面，你特登引我講佢嘅衰嘢！
You tricked me. You knew that the boss was behind me and you led me to speak ill of him.
Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY
「走入去同老細講話你想加人工咪得囉。」「講就容易啫。」
"Just go in and tell the boss you want a raise." "That's easier said than done."
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
排隊開始長得唔成比例，因為有個嬲嬲哋嘅老細，佢用咗超過半個鐘嚟投訴同鬧嗰個試圖解決佢個案嘅官員。
Tatoeba CC BY
老細，一斤生菜唔該。
Hey boss, a catty of cabbage please.
老細，要啲咩餸噉呢？
Hey boss, what dishes would you like today?
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk