腦細

Chinese
brain
 
fine; minutely; thin
fine; minutely; thin; slender
trad. (腦細) 腦 細
simp. (脑细) 脑 细
Literally: “brain is small”.

Etymology

Near-homophonic pun on 老細／老细 (lou5 sai3), joking on the narrow-mindedness of bosses.

Pronunciation

Noun

腦細

  1. (Cantonese, humorous or sarcastic) Alternative form of 老細／老细 (“boss; manager”)
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