少東

See also: 少东

Chinese

		young; few; little young; few; little; lack	east
trad. (少東)		少	東
simp. (少东)		少	东

Etymology

Short for 少東家／少东家 or 少東人／少东人, which are archaic in Mainland China.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàodōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàodōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàodong
    • Wade–Giles: shao⁴-tung¹
    • Yale: shàu-dūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shawdong
    • Palladius: шаодун (šaodun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

少東

1. (chiefly Taiwan) a young boss; a young master

   • 台新來硬的寶佳少東林家宏也不想玩了 [MSC, trad.]
     台新来硬的宝佳少东林家宏也不想玩了 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2018 Apr 06, 廖君雅, 台新來硬的 寶佳少東林家宏也不想玩了

     Táixīn láiyìngde Bǎojiā shàodōng Línjiāhóng yě bùxiǎng wán le [Pinyin]

     Taishin played hardball! The PJ group's young boss Lin Chia-Hong didn't want to engage either.

   • 只有他跟幾個少數心腹知道，他們這位微笑少東事實上根本一點都不親切！ [MSC, trad.]
     只有他跟几个少数心腹知道，他们这位微笑少东事实上根本一点都不亲切！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2008, 簡瓔, 微笑少東

     Zhǐyǒu tā gēn jǐ ge shàoshù xīnfù zhīdào, tāmen zhè wèi wēixiào shàodōng shìshíshàng gēnběn yīdiǎn dōu bù qīnqiè! [Pinyin]

     Only he and some of his trusted aides know that the smiling young master is not friendly at all!

2. (chiefly Taiwan) a boss's son

   • 吸金27億落跑超跑少東父子被訴 [MSC, trad.]
     吸金27亿落跑超跑少东父子被诉 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2019 Sep 03, 陳淑芬, 吸金27億落跑 超跑少東父子被訴

     xījīn 27 yì luòpǎo chāopǎo shàodōng fùzǐ bèi sù [Pinyin]

     Fled after raking in 2.7 billion, the supercar father and his son were accused