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Pronunciation / Transliteration: udumeori
"그는 자신이 이 조직의 우두머리라고 생각한다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The dominant or most important male figure in a particular context, or a metaphor for a leader.
"He considers himself the king bee around the office." - 2
A colloquial or blues term, popularized by musicians like Slim Harpo, referring to a charismatic and powerful man.
"The legendary blues song featured the refrain about being the king bee."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'king' (Old English cyning, denoting a supreme ruler) and 'bee' (Old English bēo, denoting the stinging insect). Historically used in folklore and blues music to denote a dominant leader, paramount figure, or a powerful male bee, though scientifically a queen rules the hive.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "King bee" is said worldwide
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chef de file
Transliteration: ʃɛf də fil
"Il se prend pour le chef de file ici."
Anführer
Transliteration: ˈanˌfyːʁɐ
"Er verhält sich wie der Anführer der Gruppe."
capo
Transliteration: ˈkaːpo
"Lui pensa di essere il capo di tutti."
el jefe
Transliteration: el ˈxe.fe
"Se cree el rey de la colmena en este lugar."
abelha-mestra
Transliteration: aˈbɛʎɐ ˈmɛstɾɐ
"Ele age como se fosse a abelha-mestra do projeto."
मुखिया
Transliteration: mukhiyā
"वह खुद को यहाँ का मुखिया समझता है।"
首领
Transliteration: shǒulǐng
"他自认为是这里的首领。"
우두머리
Transliteration: udumeori
"그는 자신이 이 조직의 우두머리라고 생각한다."
ボス
Transliteration: bosu
"彼は自分がこのグループのボスだと思っている。"
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