主公

Chinese

		to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary	just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
trad. (主公)		主	公
simp. #(主公)		主	公
anagram		公主

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǔgōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² gung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chú-kong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔgōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔgong
    • Wade–Giles: chu³-kung¹
    • Yale: jǔ-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juugong
    • Palladius: чжугун (čžugun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu² gung¹
    • Yale: jyú gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju² gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-kong
    • Tâi-lô: tsú-kong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zw'kofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

主公

1. Your Excellency; His Excellency

   • 主公欲取天下，何惜一馬？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     主公欲取天下，何惜一马？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Zhǔgōng yù qǔ tiānxià, hé xī yī mǎ? [Pinyin]

     Your Excellency wants to win the world, why begrudge a mere horse?

Descendants

• → Indonesian: cukong
  • → English: cukong