主子

Chinese

		to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (主子)		主	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǔzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² zi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chú-chír / chú-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chu³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: jǔ-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juu.tzy
    • Palladius: чжуцзы (čžuczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zyu² zi²
    • Yale: jyú jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 主子 主旨

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-chír
    • Tâi-lô: tsú-tsír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-chú
    • Tâi-lô: tsú-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zwzuo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/

Noun

主子

1. master; boss
2. emperor; Your Majesty; His Majesty
   1. (endearing or humorous) one's own cat
3. operator of a machine
4. manipulator
5. customer; client
6. function; role; part