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Chinese
Etymology
Attested in Zuo Zhuan (circa 4th century B.C.E.), in the entry for the 30th year of Duke Xi's reign (《左傳·僖公三十年》):
Uttered by Zhu Zhiwu (燭之武), a Zheng courtier, during his negotiation with the Count Mu of Qin (秦穆公) who was laying siege to the state of Zheng. Later used idiomatically as a generic term for a host.
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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東
|
道
|
主
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| Reading #
|
1/1
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1/1
|
1/1
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| Initial (聲)
|
端 (5)
|
定 (7)
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章 (23)
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| Final (韻)
|
東 (1)
|
豪 (89)
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虞 (24)
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| Tone (調)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Rising (X)
|
Rising (X)
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| Openness (開合)
|
Open
|
Open
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Closed
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| Division (等)
|
I
|
I
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III
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| Fanqie
|
德紅切
|
徒晧切
|
之庾切
|
| Baxter
|
tuwng
|
dawX
|
tsyuX
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/tuŋ/
|
/dɑuX/
|
/t͡ɕɨoX/
|
Pan
Wuyun
|
/tuŋ/
|
/dɑuX/
|
/t͡ɕioX/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/tuŋ/
|
/dɑuX/
|
/t͡ɕioX/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/təwŋ/
|
/dawX/
|
/cuə̆X/
|
Li
Rong
|
/tuŋ/
|
/dɑuX/
|
/t͡ɕioX/
|
Wang
Li
|
/tuŋ/
|
/dɑuX/
|
/t͡ɕĭuX/
|
Bernard
Karlgren
|
/tuŋ/
|
/dʱɑuX/
|
/t͡ɕi̯uX/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
dōng
|
dào
|
zhǔ
|
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
dung1
|
dou6
|
zyu2
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
|
| Character
|
東
|
道
|
主
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
2/2
|
1/1
|
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
dōng
|
dào
|
zhǔ
|
Middle
Chinese
|
‹ tuwng ›
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‹ dawX ›
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‹ tsyuX ›
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*tˁoŋ/ (< *tˁoŋʔ ?)
|
/*ˁuʔ/
|
/*toʔ/
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| English
|
east
|
way
|
master; host
|
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
|
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
| Character
|
東
|
道
|
主
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
| No.
|
2435
|
11669
|
17618
|
Phonetic
component
|
東
|
首
|
主
|
Rime
group
|
東
|
幽
|
侯
|
Rime
subdivision
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Corresponding
MC rime
|
東
|
道
|
主
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*toːŋ/
|
/*l'uːʔ/
|
/*tjoʔ/
|
| Notes
|
種（種籽）初文，甲金文象種皮甲坼萌生根芽，
參敕字陳字注
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Noun
東道主
- host (person who receives or entertains other people as guests)
Usage notes
Some dictionaries classify 東道主／东道主 (dōngdàozhǔ) as a chengyu, albeit a three-character one.
Synonyms
- 主人 (zhǔrén)
- 主人公 (zhǔréngōng) (literary, honorific)
- 主人翁 (zhǔrénwēng) (literary, honorific)
- 東人／东人 (dōngrén) (archaic)
- 東家／东家 (dōngjiā)
- 東道／东道 (dōngdào)
- 東道主人／东道主人 (dōngdào zhǔrén)