主旨

Chinese

		to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary	imperial decree; purport; aim imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
trad. (主旨)		主	旨
simp. ^#(主旨)		主	旨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǔzhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄓˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² zi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chú-chí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔzhǐ [Phonetic: zhúzhǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄓˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔjhǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chu³-chih³
  - Yale: jǔ-jř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juujyy
  - Palladius: чжучжи (čžučži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zyu² zi²
  - Yale: jyú jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ju² ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    主子
    主旨
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-chí
  - Tâi-lô: tsú-tsí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zwcie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

主旨

main theme or idea; outline; gist; purport; keynote
主旨發言／主旨发言 ― zhǔzhǐ fāyán ― keynote address

Synonyms

大意 (dàyì)
大旨 (dàzhǐ)
指歸 / 指归 (zhǐguī) (literary)
旨要 (zhǐyào)
歸趣 / 归趣 (guīqù) (literary)
要旨 (yàozhǐ)
要義 / 要义 (yàoyì)

See also

宗旨 (zōngzhǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
主	旨
しゅ Grade: 3	し Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

主(しゅ)旨(し) • (shushi)

the (main) point; purport

Korean

Hanja in this term
主	旨

Noun

主旨 • (juji) (hangeul 주지)

hanja form^? of 주지 (“the (main) point; purport”)