做東 [－东]

Jyutping zou6 dung1
Pinyin zuò dōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to act as host
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to treat as host
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    作為​主人家​招待​客人
    to be the host
    • 你嚟我屋企，我做東。
      你嚟我屋企，我做东。
      nei5 lai4 ngo5 uk1 kei2, ngo5 zou6 dung1.
      Come to my house, I will be the host.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Min-Nan
    to act as dealer (in gambling)
    (syn.) 做庄, 做莊
  2. verb
    to host; to host somebody
    • 今天我做東，明天輪到你了！
      今天我做东，明天轮到你了！
      jīn tiān wǒ zuò dōng ， míng tiān lún dào nǐ le ！
      Today, I'll invite you to dinner and tomorrow it'll be your turn!
    • 今晚我做東。
      今晚我做东。
      jīn wǎn wǒ zuò dōng ．
      It is my treat tonight.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    香港俾人叫做东方之珠。
    香港俾人叫做東方之珠。
    hoeng1 gong2 bei2 jan4 giu3 zou6 dung1 fong1 zi1 zyu1 。
    • Hong Kong is referred to as the Pearl of Asia.
  2. Cantonese
    我想做东，你就要我做西。
    我想做東，你就要我做西。
    ngo5 soeng2 zou6 dung1 ， nei5 zau6 jiu3 ngo5 zou6 sai1 。
    • If I want to do anything, you want me to do something else.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你嚟我屋企，我做东。
    你嚟我屋企，我做東。
    nei5 lai4 ngo5 uk1 kei2, ngo5 zou6 dung1.
    • Come to my house, I will be the host.
  2. Cantonese
    今日我做东。
    今日我做東。
    gam1 jat6 ngo5 zou6 dung1.
    • The meal is on me today. (Literally: I'll be the host today.)
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    做东
    做東
    zuò dōng
    • to be host
  2. Mandarin
    今天我做东，明天轮到你了！
    今天我做東，明天輪到你了！
    jīn tiān wǒ zuò dōng ， míng tiān lún dào nǐ le ！
    • Today, I'll invite you to dinner and tomorrow it'll be your turn!
  3. Mandarin
    今晚我做东。
    今晚我做東。
    jīn wǎn wǒ zuò dōng ．
    • It is my treat tonight.