东家 (東家) dōngjiā

  1. dōngjiā phrase neighbor to the east
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 东边的邻居 (Guoyu '東家' dōngjiā)
  2. dōngjia noun owner; landlord
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Owner of a residence; in the sense of 居所的主人, similar to 东人 (ABC 'dōngjia' 东家 n 1, p. 209; CC-CEDICT '東家'; FE '東家' 1, p. 658; Guoyu '東家' dōngjia 1; Mathews 1931 '東家', p. 79)
  3. dōngjia noun boss; employer
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 雇主 (ABC 'dōngjia' 东家 n 2, p. 209; CC-CEDICT '東家'; FE '東家' 2, p. 658; Guoyu '東家' dōngjia 2; NCCED '东家', p. 387)
  4. dōngjia noun host
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, 宴会主人 host of a banquet (FE '東家' 1, p. 658; Guoyu '東家' dōngjia 3)
  5. dōngjia noun a shareholder
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (ABC 'dōngjia' 东家 n 3, p. 209)

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东家长西家短

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