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Chinese
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to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary |
son; child; diminutive suffix
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| trad. (主兒)
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主
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兒
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| simp. (主儿)
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主
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儿
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Pronunciation
Noun
主兒
- (slang, colloquial) (kind of) person
他是個不要命的主兒。 [MSC, trad.]
他是个不要命的主儿。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā shì ge bùyào mìng de zhǔr.
- He's the kind of person who doesn't want to live.
這是個要臉面的主兒。 [MSC, trad.]
这是个要脸面的主儿。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhè shì ge yào liǎnmiàn de zhǔr.
- This guy is obsessed with getting face.
她是個愛吃的主兒。 [MSC, trad.]
她是个爱吃的主儿。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā shì ge ài chī de zhǔr.
- She's a big eater.
- (slang, colloquial) owner; master; leader; employer
誰叫你是我的主兒呢？ [MSC, trad.]
谁叫你是我的主儿呢？ [MSC, simp.]- Shéi jiào nǐ shì wǒ de zhǔr ne?
- Who said you were the master of me?
- (slang, colloquial) boyfriend; husband
我那主兒沒回來呢。 [MSC, trad.]
我那主儿没回来呢。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ nà zhǔr méi huílái ne.
- My husband hasn't come back yet.
- 她有主兒。／她有主儿。 ― Tā yǒu zhǔr. ― She's taken.
Usage notes
- This slang expression is particular to northern parts of China, especially Beijing.