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): ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ gaa¹ zok³ zyu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngjiāzuòzhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ 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

1. to be in power of one's house
2. (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