當家作主

Chinese

		to manage household affairs; to have the final say; to take the leading role	to take responsibility and make decisions
trad. (當家作主)		當家	作主
simp. (当家作主)		当家	作主
alternative forms		當家做主／当家做主

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dāngjiāzuòzhǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤㄐㄧㄚㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ gaa¹ zok³ zyu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dāngjiāzuòzhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄐㄧㄚㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dangjiazuòjhǔ
  - Wade–Giles: tang¹-chia¹-tso⁴-chu³
  - Yale: dāng-jyā-dzwò-jǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangjiatzuohjuu
  - Palladius: данцзяцзочжу (danczjaczočžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dong¹ gaa¹ zok³ zyu²
  - Yale: dōng gā jok jyú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ gaa¹ dzok⁸ dzy²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ ga¹ zog³ ju²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡syː³⁵/

Idiom

當家作主

to be in power of one's house
(figuratively) to be the master of one's own affairs; destiny; etc.
勞動人民當家作主 [MSC, trad.]
劳动人民当家作主 [MSC, simp.]
láodòng rénmín dāngjiāzuòzhǔ [Pinyin]
the working people are the masters of their own country

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