foreman (historical term)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
foreman; overseer
archaicA historical term used in Shanghai and other places in pre-liberation China (before 1949) to refer to foremen, especially in factories. It is a transliteration of the English word 'number one'.
Zài在
jiù旧
shā纱
chǎng厂
lǐ里
，
nà那
mó摩
wēn温
de的
quán权
lì力
hěn很
dà大
。
In the old spinning mills, the foreman had a lot of power.
Nà那
mó摩
wēn温
cháng常
cháng常
kē苛
kè刻
dì地
duì对
dài待
gōng工
rén人
。
The foreman often treated the workers harshly.
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Tā他
shì是
chǎng厂
lǐ里
gōng公
rèn认
de的
“
nà那
mó摩
wēn温
”
。
He was the acknowledged 'foreman' in the factory.