船老大

chuán lǎo dà

Dictionary entry

coxswain

What does 船老大 mean?

船老大 (chuán lǎo dà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1coxswain

2steersman

3boatswain (bo'sun)

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船chuánvariant of 船[chuan2]老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)

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船老大

chuán lǎo dà

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