| 当家作主 |
dāng jiā zuò zhǔ |
to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) / to be the master of one's own affairs |
| 当 |
dāng |
(onom.) dong / ding dong (bell) |
| 当 |
dāng |
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at |
| 当 |
dàng |
at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student) |
| 当家 |
dāng jiā |
to manage the household / to be the one in charge of the family / to call the shots / to be in charge |
| 家 |
jiā |
used in 家伙 and 家俱 |
| 家 |
jiā |
home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:个 |
| 作 |
zuō |
(bound form) worker / (bound form) workshop / (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) |
| 作 |
zuò |
to do; to engage in / to write; to compose / to pretend; to feign / to regard as; to consider to be / to be; to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings; works |
| 作主 |
zuò zhǔ |
to decide; to have the final say |
| 主 |
zhǔ |
owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) |