主筆

主筆

See also: 主笔

Chinese

		to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary	pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
trad. (主筆)		主	筆
simp. (主笔)		主	笔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǔbǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄅㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² bat¹
• Min Nan (POJ): chú-pit

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhǔbǐ [Phonetic: zhúbǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄅㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juubii
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu² bat¹
    • Yale: jyú bāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² bat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju² bed¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃyː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-pit
    • Tâi-lô: tsú-pit
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zw'pid
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pit̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pit̚⁵/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pit̚³²/

Etymology 1

Literary sense "to decide a case" attestable since at least the late Ming dynasty.

Verb

主筆

1. to be the chief writer (of a written text)
2. (literary) to decide a case

Synonyms

• (decide a case): 判案 (pàn'àn)

Noun

主筆

1. (calligraphy) most important stroke in a Chinese character

Etymology 2

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 主 (しゅ)筆 (ひつ) (shuhitsu)

Noun

主筆

1. (dated) editor in chief
2. (dated) chief commentator