shopkeeper; landlord; husband
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
3 senses · 8 examplesnoun
shopkeeper; store proprietor; manager
archaicTraditional term for the owner or manager of a shop, common in pre-modern China.
Tā他
shì是
zhè这
jiā家
chóu绸
duàn缎
zhuāng庄
de的
zhǎng掌
guì柜
。
He is the shopkeeper of this silk store.
Zhǎng掌
guì柜
de的
，
zhè这
pǐ匹
bù布
zěn怎
me么
mài卖
？
Shopkeeper, how much is this bolt of cloth?
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Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
zhǎng掌
guì柜
zhǎng掌
wò握
zhe着
diàn店
pù铺
de的
jīng经
yíng营
dà大
quán权
。
In old society, shopkeepers held the power to manage the store.
noun
landlord (as addressed by tenant farmers)
dialectDialectal term used by tenant farmers to refer to the landowner in traditional rural society.
Diàn佃
hù户
men们
nián年
dǐ底
yào要
gěi给
zhǎng掌
guì柜
jiāo交
zū租
zi子
。
The tenant farmers had to pay rent to the landlord at the end of the year.
Jiù旧
shí时
diàn佃
hù户
chēng称
dì地
zhǔ主
wéi为
zhǎng掌
guì柜
，
biǎo表
shì示
yī一
zhǒng种
yī依
fù附
guān关
xì系
。
In old times, tenant farmers called landlords 'zhanggui', indicating a relationship of dependency.
noun
husband (dialectal)
dialectColloquial dialectal term for one's husband, often used in certain regional dialects.
Wǒ我
men们
zhǎng掌
guì柜
de的
chū出
mén门
zuò做
shēng生
yì意
qù去
le了
。
My husband has gone out on business.
Tā她
zhǎng掌
guì柜
de的
shì是
gè个
mù木
jiang匠
，
shǒu手
yì艺
hěn很
hǎo好
。
Her husband is a carpenter with excellent skills.
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ǎn俺
zhǎng掌
guì柜
de的
jīn今
r儿
ge个
bù不
zài在
jiā家
。
My husband isn't at home today.