master; employer; landlord
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
master; employer; landlord (in old times)
archaicHistorical term used by employees or hired workers to refer to their master, or by tenant farmers to refer to their landlord. Carries a feudal or traditional connotation.
Cháng长
gōng工
men们
dōu都
zūn尊
chēng称
dì地
zhǔ主
wéi为
dōng东
jia家
。
The long-term laborers all respectfully addressed the landlord as 'dongjia' (master).
Dōng东
jia家
duì对
huǒ伙
ji计
men们
hěn很
kāng慷
kǎi慨
，
cóng从
bù不
tuō拖
qiàn欠
gōng工
qián钱
。
The master was very generous to his workers and never delayed their wages.
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Diàn佃
hù户
men们
měi每
nián年
qiū秋
shōu收
hòu后
dōu都
yào要
xiàng向
dōng东
jia家
jiāo交
zū租
。
Every year after the autumn harvest, the tenant farmers had to pay rent to the landlord.