主心骨

Chinese

		to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary	heart; innermost being; aspiration heart; innermost being; aspiration; ambition; spirit; backbone; resolve
trad. (主心骨)		主	心骨
simp. #(主心骨)		主	心骨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǔxīngǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² sam¹ gwat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔxīngǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔsingǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chu³-hsin¹-ku³
    • Yale: jǔ-syīn-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juushinguu
    • Palladius: чжусиньгу (čžusinʹgu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu² sam¹ gwat¹
    • Yale: jyú sām gwāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² sam¹ gwat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju² sem¹ gued¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

Noun

主心骨

1. (figuratively) backbone (strength that can be relied upon)
2. (figuratively) one's own views; one's own judgement

Synonyms

• (one's own views):

• 主意
• 主見／主见 (zhǔjiàn)
• 己見／己见 (jǐjiàn)