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主

Mandarin · pinyin zhǔ

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主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord

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3 · zhu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zyu2

Cantonese word readings for 主. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

owner; master
host
(archaic, honorific) you (honorific second-person pronoun addressing a "senior official" [大夫] or his spouse)
(Christianity, Islam) God, Lord
emperor
(colloquial, derogatory) person of a specified type
agent; agency
party; entity
main; primary; principal; major
to be in charge; to lead; to command
to indicate; to signify
(grammar) short for 主語／主语 (zhǔyǔ)
(historical) short for 公主 (gōngzhǔ)
a surname

character

Classifier for events.
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 注 (zhù, “to pour into”)

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