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
(Pinyin): dōngjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ gaa¹
Min Nan (POJ): tong-ka / tong-kee

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: dōngjiā → dōngjia (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥㄐㄧㄚ → ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dong.jia
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/ → /tʊŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä²/
  - Homophones:
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    東加／东加
    東家／东家

Note:

The senses “landlord; master; host” are usually pronounced as toneless in Mainland.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: dung¹ gaa¹
  - Yale: dūng gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ ga¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ käː⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    東加／东加
    東家／东家
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-ka
  - Tâi-lô: tong-ka
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dongkaf
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ka⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ³³ ka³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-kee
  - Tâi-lô: tong-kee
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

Noun

東家

(literally) one who lives in the east; household living to the east
(literary) landlord; master; boss
host; party-giver; one who treats others to something

Usage notes

Originally, this term was used by a tenant farmer as a form of address to his landlord.

Derived terms

東家之子／东家之子
東家效顰／东家效颦

東家長西家短／东家长西家短 (dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn)
東家食西家宿／东家食西家宿

See also

房東／房东 (fángdōng)

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