粵

房fong4東dung1

simp房东
fong4 dung1fáng dōng

English

  1. landlord
  2. landlord; owner of the building that rents it out

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 屋主;出租房屋嘅人(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 为什么这个月房东还不来收房租?

    Why hasn't the landlord come to collect rent this month?

    Tatoeba · YanLi CC BY

  • 當房東不在, 房客就會大玩特玩。

    When the landlord's away, the tenants will play.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我的六十岁的房东为什么买了一个蹦床?

    Why did my sixty-year-old landlord buy a trampoline?

    Tatoeba · FeuDRenais CC BY

  • 兩人於本月 4 日星期二向房東告別,前往尤斯頓車站,決心搭乘開往利物浦的特快列車。

    The two bade adieu to their landlady upon Tuesday, the 4th inst., and departed to Euston Station with the avowed intention of catching the Liverpool express.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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