主意

Chinese

		to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (主意)		主	意

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 主意

1. idea; plan

   好主意  ―  hǎo zhǔyì  ―  good idea

   這主意聽起來不錯。 [MSC, trad.]
   这主意听起来不错。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè zhǔyì tīngqǐlai bùcuò. [Pinyin]

   That sounds like a good idea.

2. personal judgement; opinion; decision
3. means; method; way

Synonyms

• (idea):

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• 心念 (xīnniàn)
• 心思 (xīnsī)
• 志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
• 念 (niàn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 念頭／念头 (niàntou)
• 思想 (sīxiǎng)
• 意念 (yìniàn)
• 想法
• 想頭／想头 (xiǎngtou) (colloquial)
• 理念 (lǐniàn)
• 諗法／谂法 (nam² faat³) (Cantonese)
• 點子／点子 (diǎnzi)

 

• (personal judgement): 主見／主见 (zhǔjiàn)
• (means):

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• 作法 (zuòfǎ)
• 做法 (zuòfǎ)
• 卯竅／卯窍 (mao³ qiao⁴) (Sichuanese)
• 套套 (tau³ tau^3-2) (Jin, colloquial)
• 對策／对策 (duìcè)
• 工具 (gōngjù) (figurative)
• 手段 (shǒuduàn)
• 措施 (cuòshī)
• 方式 (fāngshì)
• 方法 (fāngfǎ)
• 法子 (colloquial)
• 法度 (Hokkien)
• 渠道 (qúdào)
• 竅門／窍门 (qiàomén)
• 竅門兒／窍门儿 (qiàoménr)
• 管道 (guǎndào) (figurative, especially of communication)
• 行法 (xíngfǎ) (literary)
• 訣竅／诀窍 (juéqiào)
• 訣要／诀要 (juéyào)
• 路子 (lùzi)
• 路徑／路径 (lùjìng)
• 蹊徑／蹊径 (xījìng) (literary, figurative)
• 辦法／办法 (bànfǎ)
• 途徑／途径 (tújìng)
• 進路／进路 (jìnlù)
• 道理 (dàolǐ)
• 道術／道术 (dàoshù) (literary)
• 道道 (dau³ dau^3-2) (Jin)
• 門徑／门径 (ménjìng)
• 門路／门路 (ménlù)
• 門道／门道 (méndao)
• 門頭／门头 (méntóu) (literary, figurative)
• 頭路／头路 (tóulù) (colloquial)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (主意):

• → Japanese: 主(しゅ)意(い) (shui)
• → Korean: 주의(主意) (juui)
• → Vietnamese: chủ ý (主意)

Verb

主意

1. (Hakka) to make a decision; to decide

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
主	意
しゅ Grade: 3	い Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

主(しゅ)意(い) • (shui) 

1. main idea, essential idea; core meaning

Synonyms

• 主眼(しゅがん) (shugan)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
主	意

Noun

主意 • (juui) (hangeul 주의)

1. hanja form^? of 주의 (“main idea, essential idea; core meaning”)