腦細

Chinese

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Etymology

Near-homophonic pun on 老細／老细 (lou⁵ sai³), joking on the narrow-mindedness of bosses.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): nou⁵ sai³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: nou⁵ sai³
  - Yale: nóuh sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nou⁵ sai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: nou⁵ sei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nou̯¹³ sɐi̯³³/

Noun

腦細

(Cantonese, humorous or sarcastic) Alternative form of 老細／老细 (“boss; manager”)

Related terms

膠層／胶层 (gaau¹ cang⁴)

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