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

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

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

Synonyms

(decide a case): 判案 (pàn'àn)

Noun

主筆

(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

(dated) editor in chief
(dated) chief commentator

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