老板 (lǎobǎn) — a boss; a shopkeeper, a proprietor

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL A1 (est.) · 詞

老板 word · TOCFL A1 (est.)

老板＝老＋板

ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ · lǎobǎn

noun — a boss; a shopkeeper, a proprietor

字源 FORM — what the parts do

老the familiar prefix for a person (老師)lǎo

板a board, plank (木板)bǎnhere standing in for 闆 by sound; the orthodox 闆 writes 品 inside 門

老板，老師的老，木板的板。