寄主

Chinese

		lodge at; to mail; to send lodge at; to mail; to send; to entrust; to depend	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
simp. and trad. (寄主)		寄	主

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìzhǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³ zyu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìzhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìjhǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-chu³
    • Yale: jì-jǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihjuu
    • Palladius: цзичжу (czičžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei³ zyu²
    • Yale: gei jyú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei³ dzy²
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi³ ju²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³ t͡syː³⁵/

Noun

寄主

1. (biology) host

Synonyms

• 宿主 (sùzhǔ)