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做東

做東

See also: 做东

Chinese

to do; to make; to produce east
trad. (做東) 做 東
simp. (做东) 做 东

Verb

做東

  1. to be host, to host somebody
    今天我做東，明天輪到你了！ [MSC, trad.]
    今天我做东，明天轮到你了！ [MSC, simp.]
    Jīntiān wǒ zuòdōng, míngtiān lúndào nǐ le! [Pinyin]
    Today, I'll invite you to dinner and tomorrow it'll be your turn!
    今晚我做東。 / 今晚我做东。  ―  Jīnwǎn wǒ zuòdōng.  ―  It is my treat tonight.

References

  • “EChineseLearning”, in (Please provide the title of the work), accessed 2014-03-16

Etymology

  • In ancient China, houses were oriented north and south. The host usually seats on the east side while the the guest seats at the western side.

Pronunciation

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