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東家 (dung1 gaa1) — a form of address formerly used by an employee to his employer or a tenant-peasant to his landlord; master, boss in Cantonese

dungˉ¹東gaaˉ¹家
简 东家
Mandarin Pinyin: dong1 jia5

Meaning of 東家

nouna form of address formerly used by an employee to his employer or a tenant-peasant to his landlord; master, boss

Characters in 東家

東dung1
travel eastward
家gaa1
classifier for firms or other enterprises

Words Containing 東家

東家唔打打西家dung1 gaa1 m4 daa2 daa2 sai1 gaa1
I don't care about this job
少東家siu3 dung1 gaa1
a form of address formerly used by an employee to his employer's son or by a tenant-peasant to his landlord's son) | [粵]: 少東

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