东家
Mandarin
| simpl. | 东家 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 東家 | |
Noun
东家 (simplified, Pinyin dōngjiā, traditional 東家)
Usage notes
- Originally, this term was used by a tenant farmer as a form of address to his landlord.
Related terms
References
- 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY, Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
- "东家" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-04-10.
- 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778: