男主

Chinese

		male	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
simp. and trad. (男主)		男	主

Etymology

Short for 男主角 (nán zhǔjué).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nánzhǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nánzhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nánjhǔ
    • Wade–Giles: nan²-chu³
    • Yale: nán-jǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanjuu
    • Palladius: наньчжу (nanʹčžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

男主

1. (neologism, slang, colloquial) male protagonist (of a story, drama, etc.)

Antonyms

• 女主 (nǚzhǔ)