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主持

主持

Chinese

		to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary	to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
simp. and trad. (主持)		主	持

Noun

主持

host (of a television program)
abbot (of a monastery)

Synonyms

(host): 主持人 (zhǔchírén)

Verb

主持

to direct, to manage
to preside over, to chair (a meeting)
to host (a television program)
to maintain, to uphold, to sustain

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǔchí

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² ci⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chú-chhṳ̀
Min Nan (POJ): chú-chhî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǔchí
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juuchyr
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu² ci⁴
  - Yale: jyú chìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² tsi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyː³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chú-chhṳ̀
  - Hakka Romanization System: zu` ciiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zu³ ci²
  - IPA: /t͡su³¹ t͡sʰɨ¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-chhî
  - Tâi-lô: tsú-tshî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zwchii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi²³/