東家
See also: 东家
Chinese
[edit]| east | home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (東家) | 東 | 家 | |
| simp. (东家) | 东 | 家 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ → ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: dongjiå
- Wade–Giles: tung1-chia5
- Yale: dūng-jya
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dong.jia
- Palladius: дунцзя (dunczja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/ → /tʊŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä²/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 東加／东加
東家／东家
- (Standard Chinese)
Note:
- The senses “landlord; master; host” are usually pronounced as toneless on the Chinese mainland.
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: dung1 gaa1
- Yale: dūng gā
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 gaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 ga1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
東加／东加
東家／东家
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
Noun
[edit]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
[edit]- Originally, this term was used by a tenant farmer as a form of address to his landlord.
Synonyms
[edit]- (landlord):
- (host):
Derived terms
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