東家
See also: 东家
Chinese
| 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
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: dōngjiā → dōngjia (toneless final syllable variant)
- 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:
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
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-ka
- Tâi-lô: tong-ka
- Phofsit Daibuun: dongkaf
- Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ka⁴⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ³³ ka³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-kee
- Tâi-lô: tong-kee
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
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
- (landlord):
- (host):