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二房東

简二房东 · 繁二房東

Mandarin · pinyin èr fáng dōng

sublandlord
tenant who sublets

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二: èr · two; twice
房: fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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4–2–1 · er4 fang2 dong1

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noun

sublessor (of a real property); sublandlord

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