老板娘 (lǎo bǎn niáng) — female shopkeeper; proprietress; wife of a male shopkeeper
Definition
Refers to the woman who runs a shop, or the wife of the male shopkeeper (老板). Both senses are used in everyday speech — context tells you which.
noun
female shopkeeperproprietresswife of a male shopkeeper
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 老板娘，？lǎo bǎn niáng, Zhè ge duō shǎo qián?Boss lady, how much is this?
- 老板娘。Zhè jiā diàn de lǎo bǎn niáng hěn rè qíng.The proprietress of this shop is very warm.
- 老板娘。Tīng shuō lǎo bǎn niáng shì běn dì rén.I heard the female boss is a local.
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