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主角

主角

Chinese

		to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
simp. and trad. (主角)		主	角

Alternative forms

主腳／主脚

Noun

主角

leading or main role; lead
protagonist

Synonyms

(leading or main role; lead): 主演 (zhǔyǎn)

See also

角色 (juésè, jiǎosè)
配角 (pèijué, pèijiǎo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǔjué, zhǔjiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ, ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² gok³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chú-kok
Min Nan (POJ): chú-kak

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, literary, standard)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǔjué
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juujyue
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕɥ̯œ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǔjiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juujeau
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu² gok³
  - Yale: jyú gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² gok⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyː³⁵ kɔːk̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chú-kok
  - Hakka Romanization System: zu` gog`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zu³ gog⁵
  - IPA: /t͡su³¹ kok̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-kak
  - Tâi-lô: tsú-kak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zw'kag
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/