東家

东家
dōngjiā
  1. master (i.e. employer)
  2. landlord
  3. boss

CEDICT

  1. (literally) one who lives in the east; household living to the east
  2. (literary) landlord; master; boss
  3. host (person who receives or entertains other people as guests)
  4. landlord; master; boss
  5. one who lives in the east; household living to the east

Wiktionary

東邊的鄰居。

重編國語辭典

  1. 主人，東道主
  2. 住在東方的家族
  3. 房東；地主

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 東 dōng
  1. east
  2. host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
  3. landlord
=2 家 jiā used in 傢伙 jiāhuo and 傢俱 jiājù
=2 家 jiā
  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

classifier: 個

Containing this entry

東家長西家短 dōngjiāchángxījiāduǎn to gossip (idiom)

Related entries

主人 zhǔrén
  1. master
  2. host
  3. owner

classifier: 個

這棟別墅的主人是誰？

Who owns this villa?

Source: Tatoeba

主人翁 zhǔrénwēng
  1. master (of the house)
  2. main character in a novel etc
  3. hero or heroine
名手 míngshǒu
  1. master
  2. famous artist or sportsman
師傅 shīfu
  1. master
  2. qualified worker
  3. respectful form of address for older men

classifiers: 個, 位, 名

寶石師傅在胸針上鑲了一枚大珍珠。

The jeweler mounted a big pearl in the brooch.

Source: Tatoeba

主 zhǔ
  1. owner
  2. master
  3. host
  4. individual or party concerned
  5. God
  6. Lord
  7. main
  8. to indicate or signify
  9. trump card (in card games)
愿主与你同在。

May God be with you!

Source: Tatoeba

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