| 東 | 8A15 10.01 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄉㄨㄥ [dong1] | ||
| N. & adj. | (1) The east, eastern: 東方 east; 東邊 east side; 遠東 the Far East: 近東 Middle East; 東半球 Eastern Hemisphere; 東風過耳 (advice) unheeded; 東山再起 (of politician) to stage a comebake (allu.); 東施效顰 (allu.) ugly woman (東施) trying to imitate famous beauty (西施) knitting her brows. (2) Host, landlord, owner: 房東 landlord; 股東 shareholder; 作東 be host of dinner; 東道，東兒，東家 [dong1dao4], [dong1er0], [dong1jia1]↓. (3) (MC) toilet, latrine 東廁，東司. (4) A surname. | |||||
| Adv. | 東行 going east; oft. coupled with 西 west, describing confusion, on all sides: 東倒西歪，東零西亂 lying on all sides; 東一個，西一個 lying here and there, spread everywhere; 東一拳，西一腳 a blow here, a kick there; 東不成，西不就 cannot or will not accept post and be without job; 東塗西抹 draw paint everywhere; 東食西宿 without definite place for board or lodging; 東拉西扯 (of talk) rambling, incoherent, disorderly; 東奔西走 going in all directions for s.t.; 東張西望 to look in all directions. | |||||
| Words | 1. 東北 [dong1bei3], n., northeast, usu. reference to Manchuria. 2. 東邊 [dong1bian1], adj., east side, on the east. 3. 東床 [dong1chuang2], n., son-in-law: 東床快婿，坦腹東床 (allu.). 4. 東道 [dong1dao4], n., host for party: 做東道, also 東道主. 5. 東丁 [dong1ding1], n., jingling sound. 6. 東都 [dong1du1], n., Loyang in Suhng Dyn. 7. 東方 [dong1fang1], n., (1) the east, the Orient: 東方文化 oriental culture; (2) a surname. 8. 東宮 [dong1gong1], n., the crown prince; his residence; also empress in East Palace. 9. 東家 [dong1jia1], n., (1) landlord, house owner; (2)the person whom one serves as tutor, secretary or domestic help; (3) eastern neighbor. 10. 東京 [dong1jing1], n., Tokyo; 東京灣 Gulf of Tonkin, also Tokyo Bay. 11. 東兒 [dong1er0], n., host for party. 12. 東南亞 [dong1nan2ya3], n., Southeast Asia; 東南亞公約組織 Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). 13. 東三省 [dong1san1sheng3], n., Manchuria. 14. 東西 [dong1xi1], n., (1) east and west; (2) ([dong1xi0]) a thing: 很多東西 many things; 甚麼東西 what, what things; 你是甚麼東西 (abusive) what are you anyway? 不是東西 a rascal, scoundrel. 15. 東廁 [dong1ce4], n., latrine. 16. 東亞 [dong1ya3], n., East Asia. 17. 東洋 [dong1yang2], n., Japan; 東洋人 Japanese; 東洋車 rickshaw, also called 人力車 jinrickshaw. 18. 東瀛 [dong1ying2], n., Japan. | |||||