做東

See also: 做东

Chinese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòdōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ dung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chòe-tong / chò-tong / choh-tong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuòdōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòdong
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-tung¹
    • Yale: dzwò-dūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohdong
    • Palladius: цзодун (czodun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zou⁶ dung¹
    • Yale: jouh dūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ dung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zou⁶ dung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² tʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-tong
    • Tâi-lô: tsuè-tong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'dofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chò-tong
    • Tâi-lô: tsò-tong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoirdofng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choh-tong
    • Tâi-lô: tsoh-tong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoihdofng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

做東

1. to 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.

2. (Southern Min) to act as dealer (in gambling)

Synonyms

• (to act as dealer): 做莊／做庄 (zuòzhuāng)