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东家

dōng jiā

2-character word Traditional 東家

What 东家 means

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

The characters in 东家

• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 家jiāused in 家伙

Example sentences

• 东家说要提高租金。
  The landlord says he wants to raise the rent.

Words starting with 东家

• 东家长西家短dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎnto gossip (idiom)

Words containing 东家

• 少东家shào dōng jiāboss's son

Sounds the same

Read dōng jiā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 东加Tonga, South Pacific archipelago kingdom (Tw)