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Jyutping zou6 zyu2
Pinyin zuò zhǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. see 作主[zuo4 zhu3]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 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.
  2. 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!
  3. 參看
    作主
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. 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.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我唔想做主席但系啲同学系都要扤我做。
    我唔想做主席但係啲同學係都要扤我做。
    ngo5 m4 soeng2 zou6 zyu2 zik6 daan6 hai6 di1 tung4 hok6 hai6 dou1 jiu3 at1 ngo5 zou6.
    • I didn't want to be the chairman, but my classmates forced me
  2. Cantonese
    虽然佢系我好朋友,但我都系不禁暗自庆幸,佢呢家重病,冇人同我争做主角。
    雖然佢係我好朋友,但我都係不禁暗自慶幸,佢呢家重病,冇人同我爭做主角。
    seoi1 jin4 keoi5 hai6 ngo5 hou2 pang4 jau5, daan6 ngo5 dou1 hai6 bat1 gam3 am3 zi6 hing3 hang6, keoi5 ni1 gaa1 cung5 beng6, mou5 jan4 tung4 ngo5 zaang1 zou6 zyu2 gok3.
    • 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.
  3. Cantonese
    黄Sir同校长好熟,靠裙带关系先升到做主任。
    黃Sir同校長好熟,靠裙帶關係先升到做主任。
    wong2 soe4 tung4 haau6 zoeng2 hou2 suk6, kaau3 kwan3 daai3 gwaan1 hai6 sin1 sing1 dou2 zou6 zyu2 jam6.
    • The principal played nepotism, promoting Mr. Wong to department head.
  4. Cantonese
    呢套剧真系不得了喇,有国际大明星阿松做主角!
    呢套劇真係不得了喇,有國際大明星阿松做主角!
    ni1 tou3 kek6 zan1 hai6 bat1 dak1 liu5 laa3, jau5 gwok3 zai3 daai6 ming4 sing1 aa3 cung4 zou6 zyu2 gok3!
    • This drama is fabulous, the international famous star A-chung will be the protagonist!
  5. Cantonese
    佢初时谂住一入行就可以做主角,点知跑龙套跑咗十年。
    佢初時諗住一入行就可以做主角,點知跑龍套跑咗十年。
    keoi5 co1 si4 lam2 zyu6 jat1 jap6 hong4 zau6 ho2 ji5 zou6 naam4 zyu2 gok3, dim2 zi1 paau2 lung4 tou3 paau2 zo2 sap6 nin4.
    • 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.