喬幫主

Chinese

		tall	head of a gang or secret society
trad. (喬幫主)		喬	幫主
simp. (乔帮主)		乔	帮主

Etymology

Originally the title for Qiao Feng (喬峰), a fictional character from a wuxia novel by Jin Yong. The epithet 幫主／帮主 (bāngzhǔ) roughly means "chief, lord" and thus this term is used humorously to refer to celebrities whose name begins with the character 喬／乔 (qiáo) in Chinese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qiáo Bāngzhǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄅㄤ ㄓㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qiáo Bāngzhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄅㄤ ㄓㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ciáo Bangjhǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻiao² Pang¹-chu³
    • Yale: Chyáu Bāng-jǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyau Bangjuu
    • Palladius: Цяо Банчжу (Cjao Bančžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

喬幫主

1. (neologism, slang) Steve Jobs (co-founder of Apple Inc.)
2. (neologism, slang) Michael Jordan (American former professional basketball player)