当家作主 in English dang1 jia1 zuo4 zhu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to be in charge in one's own house (idiomatic expression)
  • to be the master of one's own affairs

Simplified Characters

当 家 作 主

Traditional Characters

當 家 作 主

Pinyin

dang1 jia1 zuo4 zhu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

当dang1(onom.) dong 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 作zuo4worker 主zhu3owner