動詞
做決定;為某個決定負責任 to decide; to take the responsibility for a decision
我作唔到主。
我作唔到主。
I am not in a position to decide.
動詞
為某人或者某事主持公道 to adjudicate
你係我奶奶,你個仔喺出面拈花惹草,你要幫我作主啊!
你系我奶奶,你个仔喺出面拈花惹草,你要帮我作主啊!
You are my mother-in-law, your son has love affairs with many girls, please adjudicate this matter for me!
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作主
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
这次校庆时,他将第一次做主角。
這次校慶時,他將第一次做主角。
zhè cì xiào qìng shí , tā jiāng dì yī cì zuò zhǔ jiǎo 。
He will play the leading role for the first time in the next school festival.
Even though she's my close friend, I still couldn't help rejoicing at the fact that, she's now so severely sick and no one is going to compete with me over the leading role.
He thought he could be a main character when first entering his career. However, no one expected that he would have been taking minor roles only for 10 years.