船老大
Chinese
| a boat; vessel; ship | old; eldest among the siblings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (船老大) | 船 | 老大 | |
| simp. #(船老大) | 船 | 老大 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chûn-láu-tōa
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chûn-láu-tōa
- Tâi-lô: tsûn-láu-tuā
- Phofsit Daibuun: zunlaw'doa
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sun²⁴⁻²² lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Noun
船老大
- (Quanzhou Hokkien, nautical) helmsman (member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering)