老總 [－总]

Jyutping lou5 zung2
Pinyin lǎo zǒng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. boss
  2. sir (person with a leading role in an organization)
  3. (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA
  4. (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official
  5. (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    總裁​、​老​闆​冇​咁​正式​嘅​叫法​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    (informal) supervisor; boss; chief; literally: old general
    • 老總今朝面色唔係幾好，你哋做嘢小心啲啊！
      老总今朝面色唔系几好，你哋做嘢小心啲啊！
      lou5 zung2 gam1 ziu1 min6 sik1 m4 hai6 gei2 hou2, nei5 dei6 zou6 je5 siu2 sam1 di1 aa3!
      The boss doesn't look happy today. You ought to be careful!
  2. 名詞
    有時​專指​總編​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    sometimes particularly chief editor
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, dated
    Form of address for a soldier.
  2. noun, endearing, honorific
    Term used after a surname to address a general or high-ranking commander of the People's Liberation Army.
  3. noun, endearing, honorific
    chief (eg. manager); person in charge; boss
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    老总喺港闻版蓝纸签咗名喇。
    老總喺港聞版藍紙簽咗名喇。
    lou5 zung2 hai2 gong2 man4 baan2 laam4 zi2 cim1 zo2 meng2 laa3.
    • Chief Editor has signed on the blueprint of the Hong Kong news section.
  2. Cantonese
    老总最近不断招兵买马，佢一定系有啲咩大计划进行紧！
    老總最近不斷招兵買馬，佢一定係有啲咩大計劃進行緊！
    lou5 zung2 zeoi3 gan6 bat1 dyun6 ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5, keoi5 jat1 ding6 hai6 jau5 di1 me1 daai6 gai3 waak6 zeon3 hang4 gan2!
    • The boss is recently hiring lots of experienced, talented people (recruit soldiers and buy horses ). He must have some big ideas in his mind!
  3. Cantonese
    老总今朝面色唔系几好，你哋做嘢小心啲啊！
    老總今朝面色唔係幾好，你哋做嘢小心啲啊！
    lou5 zung2 gam1 ziu1 min6 sik1 m4 hai6 gei2 hou2, nei5 dei6 zou6 je5 siu2 sam1 di1 aa3!
    • The boss doesn't look happy today. You ought to be careful!
  4. Cantonese
    明明系作者自己笔误，老总硬系要讲成手民之误。
    明明係作者自己筆誤，老總硬係要講成手民之誤。
    ming4 ming4 hai6 zok3 ze2 zi6 gei2 bat1 ng6, lou5 zung2 ngaang2 hai6 jiu3 gong2 sing4 sau2 man4 zi1 ng6.
    • It was obviously a mistake on the writer's part, but the editor-in-chief insisted to call it a typo.