địa chủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 地主, composed of 地 (“land”) and 主 (“lord; master; owner”). Compare Japanese 地主 (jinushi; jishu; tokonushi).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ t͡ɕu˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ t͡ɕʊw˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˨ cʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

địa chủ

1. (historical) a feudal landlord

Usage notes

• A địa chủ is only a feudal landlord, one who would own agricultural land, or plantations, and have other people work for him on that land. A modern "landlord" or "landlady" is simply chủ phòng/nhà trọ (literally “owner of the flats/apartments/houses for rent/lease”), one who owns real estate and rents it out to other people.