主人翁

Chinese

		master; owner; host	elderly person
trad. (主人翁)		主人	翁
simp. #(主人翁)		主人	翁
alternative forms		主儂翁／主侬翁 Min Nan

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǔrénwēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² jan⁴ jung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chú-jîn-ong / chú-lîn-ong / chú-lâng-ong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔrénwēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔrénwong
    • Wade–Giles: chu³-jên²-wêng¹
    • Yale: jǔ-rén-wēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juurenueng
    • Palladius: чжужэньвэн (čžužɛnʹvɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ wəŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu² jan⁴ jung¹
    • Yale: jyú yàhn yūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² jan⁴ jung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju² yen⁴ yung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹ jʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-jîn-ong
    • Tâi-lô: tsú-jîn-ong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zwjin'ofng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-lîn-ong
    • Tâi-lô: tsú-lîn-ong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zwlin'ofng
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ ɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-lâng-ong
    • Tâi-lô: tsú-lâng-ong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zwlang'ofng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 主人翁

1. master (of one's affairs, destiny, etc.)
2. protagonist (of a novel, etc.)
3. host (used as a respectful term)

Synonyms

• 主人家
• 主人公 (zhǔréngōng)

(deprecated template usage)