character history/meaning

pistagn
April 23, 2013, 08:28 AM posted in General Discussion

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know why 'boss' is 老板? Direct translation is 'old board', just wondering how that came to be. 

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boysong
April 27, 2013, 09:20 AM

在中国老板就是领导人。

 'old board'是“老旧的甲板”