中国人说“改天我做东”,“做东”是什么意思?
“改天我做东.” What does 做东 mean?
全球翻车率(内测预估)
A往东边走
wǎng dōng biān zǒu · head east
B做主决定
zuò zhǔ jué dìng · make the call
✓做东道主,请客买单
zuò dōng dào zhǔ,qǐng kè mǎi dān · play host and pick up the bill
D东家老板
dōng jiā lǎo bǎn · the boss / employer
做东出自“东道主”——古代主人坐东位。请客的人坐哪,是有讲究的。
做东 = to host/pay, from 东道主 (the host sat on the east side). Seating in Chinese banquets is never accidental.
