# 主人
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhǔrén
       (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җўжын (žwřɨn, II-I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zyu$^2$ jan$^4$ / zyu$^2$ jan$^{4-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): zi$^2$ ngin$^3$ / zi$^2$ ngin$^{3*}$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chú-ngìn
    (Hailu, HRS): zhu$^ˊ$ ngin
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zu$^3$ ngin$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ciō-nè̤ng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chú-lâng / chú-lîn / chí-jîn / chú-jîn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zu$^2$ ring$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsy-gnin
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔrén
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔrén
*** Wade–Giles: chu$^3$-jên$^2$
*** Yale: jǔ-rén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juuren
*** Palladius: чжужэнь (čžužɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җўжын (žwřɨn, II-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʐəŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zyu$^2$ jan$^4$ / zyu$^2$ jan$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: jyú yàhn / jyú yán
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzy$^2$ jan$^4$ / dzy$^2$ jan$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ju$^2$ yen$^4$ / ju$^2$ yen$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹/, /t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: zi$^2$ ngin$^3$ / zi$^2$ ngin$^{3*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡si⁵⁵ ᵑɡin²²/, /t͡si⁵⁵ ᵑɡin²²⁻²²⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chú-ngìn
*** Hakka Romanization System: zu$^ˋ$ ngin$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zu$^3$ ngin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡su³¹ ŋin¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zhu$^ˊ$ ngin
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃu²⁴⁻³³ ŋin⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zu$^3$ ngin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡su³¹ ŋin¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ciō-nè̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡suo³³⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-lâng
*** Tâi-lô: tsú-lâng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zwlaang
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-lîn
*** Tâi-lô: tsú-lîn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zwliin
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-jîn
*** Tâi-lô: tsí-jîn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cyjiin
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zin¹³/
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-jîn
*** Tâi-lô: tsú-jîn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zwjiin
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zu$^2$ ring$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsú jîng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tsy-gnin
*** MiniDict: tsy$^去$ nyin
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tsr-nyin
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩³³ n̠ʲin⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: tsyuX nyin
Rime :
| Character | 主 | 人 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 虞 (24) | 眞 (43) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 之庾切 | 如鄰切 |
| Baxter | tsyuX | nyin |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕɨo$^X$/ | /ȵiɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕio$^X$/ | /ȵin/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕio$^X$/ | /ȵʑjen/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /cuə̆$^X$/ | /ȵin/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕio$^X$/ | /ȵiĕn/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕĭu$^X$/ | /ȵʑĭĕn/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕi̯u$^X$/ | /ȵʑi̯ĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhǔ | rén |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zyu$^2$ | jan$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*toʔ ni[ŋ]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*tjoʔ njin/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 主 | 人 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhǔ | rén |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tsyu$^X$ › | ‹ nyin › |
| Old Chinese | /*toʔ/ | /*ni[ŋ]/ |
| English | master; host | (other) person |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 主 | 人 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 17618 | 10800 |
| Phonetic component | 主 | 人 |
| Rime group | 侯 | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 主 | 仁 |
| Old Chinese | /*tjoʔ/ | /*njin/ |

### Noun

主人
* master; owner
* host (person who receives or entertains other people as guests)
    From: c. 901~910, Wei Zhuang（韋莊）, 《菩薩蠻•勸君今夜須沈醉》, translated by C. K. Ho
    Zhēnzhòng zhǔrén xīn, jiǔ shēn qíng yì shēn. [Pinyin]
    Cherish the host’s kind-hearted reception; drink deep, for deep is our affection.
* (BDSM) master (male dominant)
    Coordinate term: 女主人 (nǚzhǔrén)

#### Synonyms

* (host):
* 主人公 (zhǔréngōng) (literary, honorific)
* 主人翁 (zhǔrénwēng) (literary, honorific)
* 東人／东人 (dōngrén) (archaic)
* 東家／东家 (dōngjiā)
* 東道／东道 (dōngdào)
* 東道主／东道主 (dōngdàozhǔ)
* 東道主人／东道主人 (dōngdào zhǔrén)
* (master):
* 所有人 (suǒyǒurén)
* 物主 (wùzhǔ)

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “host”): 客人 (kèrén)
* (antonym(s) of “master”): 奴隸／奴隶 (núlì), 僕人／仆人 (púrén)

#### Derived terms

* 主人公 (zhǔréngōng)
* 主人娘
* 主人家
* 主人翁 (zhǔrénwēng)
* 主人頭／主人头
* 女主人 (nǚzhǔrén)
* 東道主人／东道主人 (dōngdào zhǔrén)
* 狗無嫌主人散／狗无嫌主人散

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 主人(しゅじん) (shujin)
* → Korean: 주인(主人) (ju'in)
* → Vietnamese: chủ nhân (主人)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 主 | 人 |
| しゅ Grade: 3 | じん Grade: 1 |
| kan'on ||

### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 主人 (MC tsyuX nyin).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しゅじん [shúꜜjìǹ] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɕɨʑĩɴ]

### Noun

主(しゅ)人(じん) • (shujin)
* (humble) (one's own) husband (use ご主人 to refer to somebody else's husband)
    Synonym: (husband) 夫 (otto)
    Antonyms: (wife) 妻 (tsuma), (someone else's wife) 奥さん (oku-san), (one's own wife) 家内 (kanai)
* someone's master
    ご主(しゅ)人(じん)様(さま)、ご命(めい)令(れい)を。
       Go-shujin-sama, go-meirei o.
       I await your orders, master.
* owner
* host or hostess

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* ↑ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
   * Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
   * 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 主 | 人 |

### Noun

主人 • (ju'in) (hangeul 주인)
* hanja form of 주인 (“master or owner; proprietor”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 主 | 人 |

### Noun

主人
* chữ Hán form of chủ nhân (“master or owner; proprietor”).