Chinese

Noun

主兒

1. (slang, colloquial) (kind of) person

   他是個不要命的主兒。 [MSC, trad.]

   他是个不要命的主儿。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā shì ge bùyào mìng de zhǔr. [Pinyin]

   He's the kind of person who doesn't want to live.

   這是個要臉面的主兒。 [MSC, trad.]

   这是个要脸面的主儿。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè shì ge yào liǎnmiàn de zhǔr. [Pinyin]

   This guy is obsessed with getting face.

   她是個愛吃的主兒。 [MSC, trad.]

   她是个爱吃的主儿。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā shì ge ài chī de zhǔr. [Pinyin]

   She's a big eater.

2. (slang, colloquial) owner; master; leader; employer

   誰叫你是我的主兒呢？ [MSC, trad.]

   谁叫你是我的主儿呢？ [MSC, simp.]

   Shéi jiào nǐ shì wǒ de zhǔr ne? [Pinyin]

   Who said you were the master of me?

3. (slang, colloquial) boyfriend; husband

   我那主兒沒回來呢。 [MSC, trad.]

   我那主儿没回来呢。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ nà zhǔr méi huílái ne. [Pinyin]

   My husband hasn't come back yet.

   她有主兒。 / 她有主儿。  ―  Tā yǒu zhǔr.  ―  She's taken.

Usage notes

• This slang expression is particular to northern parts of China, especially Beijing.