Meaning of 掌柜
掌柜 means shopkeeper; store proprietor; manager; landlord (as addressed by tenant farmers). Pronounced zhǎng guì.
- shopkeeper; store proprietor; manager
- landlord (as addressed by tenant farmers)
- husband (dialectal)
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
shì是
zhè这
jiā家
chóu绸
duàn缎
zhuāng庄
de的
zhǎng掌
guì柜
。
He is the shopkeeper of this silk store.
Zhǎng掌
guì柜
de的
，
zhè这
pǐ匹
bù布
zěn怎
me么
mài卖
？
Shopkeeper, how much is this bolt of cloth?
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
zhǎng掌
guì柜
zhǎng掌
wò握
zhe着
diàn店
pù铺
de的
jīng经
yíng营
dà大
quán权
。
In old society, shopkeepers held the power to manage the store.