"東道主" meaning in Chinese

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          "roman": "zhǔrén",
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          "word": "主人翁"
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          "word": "東人"
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          "roman": "dōngjiā",
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          "word": "東道"
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        "1": "若 捨{shě} ^鄭 以為{wéi} 東道主，行李 之 往來，共 其 乏困，君 亦 無 所 害。",
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      "zh-pron": "/*toːŋ l'uːʔ tjoʔ/"
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    },
    {
      "other": "/*toːŋ l'uːʔ tjoʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "zhǔrén",
      "word": "主人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhǔréngōng",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "主人公"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhǔrénwēng",
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "主人翁"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngrén",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "東人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngrén",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "东人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngjiā",
      "word": "東家"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngjiā",
      "word": "东家"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngdào",
      "word": "東道"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngdào",
      "word": "东道"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngdào zhǔrén",
      "word": "東道主人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngdào zhǔrén",
      "word": "东道主人"
    }
  ],
  "word": "東道主"
}