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patronage

On-Yomi: チョウ

Koohii stories:

1) [cameron_en] 3-12-2008(18): An old dragon's house enjoys a lot of patronage as a modern tourist attraction. (thanks mantixen).

2) [abaddon] 14-6-2008(11): House, dragon [old]: The house of the old dragon was filled with art pieces: he was very active in patronage, i.e. supporting artists. (He had to do something with his hoard).

3) [mantixen] 2-8-2009(3): A Chinese dragon's house enjoys a lot of patronage from would-be disciples.

4) [sgrant] 7-4-2010(2): Show your patronage, by displaying an imperial dragon in the window of your house.

5) [Meconium] 11-3-2010(2): Imagine a gimmicky souvenir shop. The owner makes money by ripping off tourists, and can't be shut down because the shop is also his house. He does have one cool thing though - an [old] dragon figurine that sits beside the cash register, and when the shoppers leave, it says "THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE" in an [old] dragony voice.

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