船老大

Traditional form:

船老大

Pinyin (reading):

chuánlǎodà

Definitions:

• coxswain
• steersman
• boatswain (bo'sun)

Characters:

• 船 - ship, boat, vessel
• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep

Traditional characters:

• 船 - ship, boat, vessel
• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep