作主

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
simp. and trad. (作主)		作	主
alternative forms		做主

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuòzhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuòjhǔ
  - Wade–Giles: tso⁴-chu³
  - Yale: dzwò-jǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohjuu
  - Palladius: цзочжу (czočžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zok³ zyu²
  - Yale: jok jyú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ dzy²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zog³ ju²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡syː³⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zueh⁴ zu²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡suəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ t͡su⁵³/

作主

to take responsibility and make decisions
當家作主／当家作主 ― dāngjiā zuòzhǔ ― to be in charge in one's own house

這事由我作主。／这事由我作主。 ― Zhè shì yóu wǒ zuòzhǔ. ― I am responsible for this.