一家之主
yī​jiā​zhī​zhǔ

head of the family

  • created sense approved 一家之主 · yī​jiā​zhī​zhǔ · head of the family — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一家之主

    yī​jiā​zhī​zhǔ

    head of the family

    the person who makes the decisions in a household; master of the house; householder

    yì​jiā​zhī​zhǔ

    一家 (literal) → 一家 · yī​jiā · the whole family 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 主 (literal) → 主 · zhǔ · owner

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