拿主意

Chinese

		to hold; to seize; to catch to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take	idea; plan; personal judgement idea; plan; personal judgement; opinion; decision
simp. and trad. (拿主意)		拿	主意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ná zhǔyi

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄚˊ ㄓㄨˇ ˙ㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): naa⁴ zyu² ji³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ná zhǔyi
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˊ ㄓㄨˇ ˙ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ná jhǔyi̊
    • Wade–Giles: na² chu³-i⁵
    • Yale: ná jǔ-yi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: na juu.i
    • Palladius: на чжуи (na čžui)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴ i⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: naa⁴ zyu² ji³
    • Yale: nàh jyú yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: naa⁴ dzy² ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: na⁴ ju² yi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naː²¹ t͡syː³⁵ jiː³³/

Verb

拿主意

1. to make suggestions; to give advice; to brainstorm
2. to make up one's mind; to make a decision
3. to be in charge; to have the right to decide

Synonyms

• (to make suggestions):

• 作計／作计 (zuòjì) (literary)
• 出主意
• 想方 (xiǎngfāng) (literary)
• 想法
• 想辦法／想办法 (xiǎng bànfǎ)
• 打主意
• 設法／设法 (shèfǎ)