taipan的词源

英文词源

taipan (1)

"A foreigner who is head of a business in China", Mid 19th century: from Chinese (Cantonese dialect) daaihbāan.

taipan (2)

"A large brown highly venomous Australian snake", 1930s: from Wik Munkan (an extinct Aboriginal language of North Queensland) dhayban.

中文词源

taipan：大班

旧时对中国洋行老板的称呼，来自广东话大班。参照百度百科。

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