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頂頭上司

简顶头上司 · 繁頂頭上司

Mandarin · pinyin dǐng tóu shàng si

one's immediate superior

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
司: sī · take charge of, control, manage; officer
顶: dǐng · top, summit, peak; to carry on the head
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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3–2–4–5 · ding3 tou2 shang4 si5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ding2 tau4 soeng6 si1

Cantonese word readings for 頂頭上司. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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