主角

Chinese

		to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (主角)		主	角
simp. #(主角)		主	角
alternative forms		主腳／主脚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǔjué, zhǔjiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ, ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² gok³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chú-kok
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chú-kak

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zu² gioh⁴ / zu² gag⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔjué
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔjyué
    • Wade–Giles: chu³-chüeh²
    • Yale: jǔ-jywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juujyue
    • Palladius: чжуцзюэ (čžuczjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔjuér
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔjyuér
    • Wade–Giles: chu³-chüeh²-ʼrh
    • Yale: jǔ-jywér
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juujyue'l
    • Palladius: чжуцзюэр (čžuczjuer)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛɻ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; common pronunciation in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔjiǎo [Phonetic: zhújiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔjiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chu³-chiao³
    • Yale: jǔ-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juujeau
    • Palladius: чжуцзяо (čžuczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zyu² gok³
    • Yale: jyú gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju² gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː³⁵ kɔːk̚³/
    • Homophones:

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chú-kok
    • Hakka Romanization System: zu` gog`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zu³ gog⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡su³¹ kok̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-kak
    • Tâi-lô: tsú-kak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zw'kag
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zu² gioh⁴ / zu² gag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsú kioh / tsú kak
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ kioʔ²/, /t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ kak̚²/

Noun

主角

1. leading or main role; lead
2. protagonist
3. (figuratively) leading role; key role

Synonyms

• (leading role): 主演 (zhǔyǎn)
• (protagonist): 主人公 (zhǔréngōng), 主人翁 (zhǔrénwēng)

Derived terms

• 唱主角
• 女主 (nǚzhǔ)
• 男主 (nánzhǔ)

 

See also

• 角色 (juésè, jiǎosè)
• 配角 (pèijué, pèijiǎo)