君主

Chinese

		monarch; lord; gentleman monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
simp. and trad. (君主)		君	主

Wikipedia has articles on:

君主 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
君主 (Cantonese)
Gŭng-ciō (nguòng-siū) (Eastern Min)
Kun-chú (Southern Min)
君主 (Wu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jūnzhǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣㄓㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwan¹ zyu²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiûn-chú
Eastern Min (BUC): gŭng-*ciō
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gong¹ zy³ / guong¹ zy³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kun-chú

(Teochew, Peng'im): gung¹ zu²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ciun-tsy₅

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jūnzhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣㄓㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyunjhǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chün¹-chu³
  - Yale: jyūn-jǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiunjuu
  - Palladius: цзюньчжу (czjunʹčžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwan¹ zyu²
  - Yale: gwān jyú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwan¹ dzy²
  - Guangdong Romanization: guen¹ ju²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡syː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiûn-chú
  - Hakka Romanization System: giun^ˊ zu^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giun¹ zu³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯un²⁴ t͡su³¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gŭng-*ciō
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ t͡suo³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gong¹ zy³ [Phonetic: gong⁵ zy³]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ t͡sy⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: guong¹ zy³ [Phonetic: guong⁵ zy³]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ t͡sy³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kun-chú
  - Tâi-lô: kun-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kunzuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kun³³ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gung¹ zu²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kung tsú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuŋ³³⁻²³ t͡su⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹ciun-tsy₅
  - MiniDict: ciuin^平 tsy^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹jyn-tsr₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

Noun

君主

monarch; sovereign; king; ruler
《君主論》／《君主论》 ― “Jūnzhǔ lùn” ― The Prince (a political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli)
- 群臣之太富，君主之敗也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  群臣之太富，君主之败也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Han Feizi, circa 2^nd century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version
  Qúnchén zhī tàifù, jūnzhǔ zhī bài yě. [Pinyin]
  The extraordinary wealth of ministers leads to the downfall of the ruler.
- 心者，君主之官也，神明出焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
  From: Huangdi Neijing, 4^th century BCE to 3^rd century CE
  Xīn zhě, jūnzhǔ zhī guān yě, shénmíng chū yān. [Pinyin]
  The heart is the official [/ organ] that acts as ruler and monarch; spirit brilliance originates in it.

Synonyms

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乘輿／乘舆 (literary, figurative)
人主 (rénzhǔ) (literary)
人君 (rénjūn) (literary)
人王 (rénwáng)
元首 (yuánshǒu)
君上 (jūnshàng) (literary)
君父 (jūnfù) (literary)
君王 (jūnwáng)
國君／国君 (guójūn)
國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
大聖／大圣 (dàshèng) (literary)
大駕／大驾 (dàjià)
天子 (Son of Heaven)
官家 (guānjiā) (archaic)
帝王 (dìwáng)
皇帝 (huángdì)
皇辟 (huángbì) (archaic, Son of Heaven)

Derived terms

君主主義／君主主义 (jūnzhǔzhǔyì)
君主制 (jūnzhǔzhì)
君主國／君主国 (jūnzhǔguó)
君主立憲制／君主立宪制 (jūnzhǔ lìxiànzhì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (君主):

→ Japanese: 君(くん)主(しゅ) (kunshu)
→ Korean: 군주(君主) (gunju)
→ Vietnamese: quân chủ (君主)

Others:

→ Zhuang: ginhcuj

Japanese

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

君主

Wikipedia ^ja

Kanji in this term
君	主
くん Grade: 3	しゅ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) くんしゅ [kúꜜǹshù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕɨ]

Homophone: 葷酒

Noun

君(くん)主(しゅ) • (kunshu)

(monarchy) a monarch

Derived terms

君(くん)主(しゅ)制(せい) (kunshusei)
君(くん)主(しゅ)国(こく) (kunshukoku)

Korean

Hanja in this term
君	主

Noun

君主 • (gunju) (hangeul 군주)

hanja form^? of 군주 (“monarch”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
君	主

Noun

君主

chữ Hán form of quân chủ (“monarch”).

Adjective

君主

chữ Hán form of quân chủ (“monarchic”).