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The featured idiom 「北道主人」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

The host who welcomes passers-by on the North Road. Synonymous with “host”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

běi dào zhǔ rén

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bak1 dou6 jyu2 yan4

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