為主

See also: 为主

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
trad. (為主/爲主)		為/爲	主
simp. (为主)		为	主

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéizhǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ zyu²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéizhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéijhǔ
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-chu³
    • Yale: wéi-jǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weijuu
    • Palladius: вэйчжу (vɛjčžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ zyu²
    • Yale: wàih jyú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ dzy²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ ju²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ t͡syː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-chú
    • Tâi-lô: uî-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uizuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

Verb

為主

1. to make something the main concern; to rely mainly on; to give priority to

   • 這樣，重工業是不是不為主了？它還是為主，還是投資的重點。 [MSC, trad.]
     这样，重工业是不是不为主了？它还是为主，还是投资的重点。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論十大關係》 (On the Ten Major Relationships), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Zhèyàng, zhònggōngyè shìbùshì bù wéizhǔ le? Tā háishì wéizhǔ, háishì tóuzī de zhòngdiǎn. [Pinyin]

     Does this mean that heavy industry is no longer primary? No. It still is, it still claims the emphasis in our investment.