# 君主
## Chinese

* 君主 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 君主 (Cantonese)
* Gŭng-ciō (nguòng-siū) (Eastern Min)
* Kun-chú (Southern Min)
* 君主 (Wu)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jūnzhǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣ ㄓㄨˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gwan$^1$ zyu$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiûn-chú
* Eastern Min (BUC): gŭng-*ciō
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gong$^1$ zy$^3$ / guong$^1$ zy$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kun-chú
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gung$^1$ zu$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$ciun-tsy$_5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jūnzhǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣ ㄓㄨˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jyunjhǔ
*** Wade–Giles: chün$^1$-chu$^3$
*** Yale: jyūn-jǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiunjuu
*** Palladius: цзюньчжу (czjunʹčžu)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gwan$^1$ zyu$^2$
*** Yale: gwān jyú
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gwan$^1$ dzy$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: guen$^1$ ju$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡syː³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiûn-chú
*** Hakka Romanization System: giun$^ˊ$ zu$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: giun$^1$ zu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯un²⁴ t͡su³¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gŭng-*ciō
*** Sinological IPA : /kuŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ t͡suo³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gong$^1$ zy$^3$ [Phonetic: gong$^5$ zy$^3$]
*** Sinological IPA : /kɔŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ t͡sy⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: guong$^1$ zy$^3$ [Phonetic: guong$^5$ zy$^3$]
*** Sinological IPA : /kuoŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ t͡sy³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kun-chú
*** Tâi-lô: kun-tsú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kunzuo
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kun³³ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gung$^1$ zu$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kung tsú
*** Sinological IPA : /kuŋ³³⁻²³ t͡su⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$ciun-tsy$_5$
*** MiniDict: ciuin$^平$ tsy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$jyn-tsr$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

### Noun

君主
* monarch; sovereign; king; ruler
    《君主論》／《君主论》 ― “Jūnzhǔ lùn” ― The Prince (a political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli)
    From: Han Feizi, circa 2nd century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version
    Qúnchén zhī tàifù, jūnzhǔ zhī bài yě. [Pinyin]
    The extraordinary wealth of ministers leads to the downfall of the ruler.
    From: Huangdi Neijing, 4th century BCE to 3rd century CE
    Xīn zhě, jūnzhǔ zhī guān yě, shénmíng chū yān. [Pinyin]
    The heart is the official [/ organ] that acts as ruler and monarch; spirit brilliance originates in it.

#### Synonyms

* 乘輿／乘舆 (literary, figurative)
* 人主 (rénzhǔ) (literary)
* 人君 (rénjūn) (literary)
* 人王 (rénwáng)
* 元首 (yuánshǒu)
* 君上 (jūnshàng) (literary)
* 君父 (jūnfù) (literary)
* 君王 (jūnwáng)
* 國君／国君 (guójūn)
* 國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
* 大聖／大圣 (dàshèng) (literary)
* 大駕／大驾 (dàjià)
* 天子 (tiānzǐ) (Son of Heaven)
* 官家 (guānjiā) (archaic)
* 帝王 (dìwáng)
* 皇帝 (huángdì)
* 皇辟 (huángbì) (archaic, Son of Heaven)

#### Derived terms

* 君主主義／君主主义 (jūnzhǔzhǔyì)
* 君主制 (jūnzhǔzhì)
* 君主國／君主国 (jūnzhǔguó)
* 君主立憲制／君主立宪制 (jūnzhǔ lìxiànzhì)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 君(くん)主(しゅ) (kunshu)
* → Korean: 군주(君主) (gunju)
* → Vietnamese: quân chủ (君主)
Others:
* → Zhuang: ginhcuj

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 君 | 主 |
| くん Grade: 3 | しゅ Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) くんしゅ [kúꜜǹshù] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [kɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕɨ]
* Homophone: 葷酒

### Noun

君(くん)主(しゅ) • (kunshu)
* (monarchy) a monarch

#### Derived terms

* 君(くん)主(しゅ)制(せい) (kunshusei)
* 君(くん)主(しゅ)国(こく) (kunshukoku)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 君 | 主 |

### Noun

君主 • (gunju) (hangeul 군주)
* hanja form of 군주 (“monarch”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 君 | 主 |

### Noun

君主
* chữ Hán form of quân chủ (“monarch”).

### Adjective

君主
* chữ Hán form of quân chủ (“monarchic”).