當家 [当－]

Jyutping dong1 gaa1
Pinyin dāng jiā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to manage the household
  2. to be the one in charge of the family
  3. to call the shots
  4. to be in charge
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) The authority of a household
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to manage household affairs
  2. verb
    to have the final say; to take the leading role
    • 當家作主
      当家作主
      dāng jiā zuò zhǔ
      to be in charge in one's own house
  3. adj, attributive
    main; major
    (syn.) 關鍵, 要緊, 要紧, 吃勁, 重大, 重要, 基本, 关键, 主要, 吃劲, 根本
  4. noun, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien
    Buddhist abbot
    (syn.) 当家师, 方丈, 當家師
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    当家
    當家
    dong1 gaa1
    • to manage a household
  2. Cantonese
    呢度我主场，梗系我当家作主。
    呢度我主場，梗係我當家作主。
    • This is my turf and I should have the say on everything that happens here.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    当家作主
    當家作主
    dāng jiā zuò zhǔ
    • to be in charge in one's own house
  2. Mandarin
    劳动人民当家作主
    勞動人民當家作主
    láo dòng rén mín dāng jiā zuò zhǔ
    • the working people are the masters of their own country