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Chinese
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east
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home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools |
| trad. (東家)
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東
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家
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| simp. (东家)
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东
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家
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Pronunciation
Note:
- The senses “landlord; master; host” are usually pronounced as toneless on the Chinese mainland.
Noun
東家
- (literally) one who lives in the east; household living to the east
- (literary) landlord; master; boss
- host (person who receives or entertains other people as guests)
Usage notes
- Originally, this term was used by a tenant farmer as a form of address to his landlord.
Synonyms
- 厝主 (chió-ciō) (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew)
- 厝東家 / 厝东家 (chio̤̿-dóng-gá) (Northern Min)
- 厝頭家 / 厝头家 (Hokkien)
- 地主 (dìzhǔ) (often pejorative)
- 房東 / 房东 (fángdōng)
- 東人 / 东人 (dōngrén) (archaic)
- 主人 (zhǔrén)
- 主人公 (zhǔréngōng) (literary, honorific)
- 主人翁 (zhǔrénwēng) (literary, honorific)
- 東人 / 东人 (dōngrén) (archaic)
- 東道 / 东道 (dōngdào)
- 東道主 / 东道主 (dōngdàozhǔ)
- 東道主人 / 东道主人 (dōngdào zhǔrén)
Derived terms