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 (shàodōngjia) or 少東人／少东人, which are archaic in Mainland China.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàodōng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄥ

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

(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!
(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