家庭主夫
jiā tíng zhǔ fū
Pinyin

Definition

家庭主夫
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jiā tíng zhǔ fū
  1. househusband

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
主题
zhǔ tí
  1. 1 theme
  2. 2 subject
人家
rén jiā
  1. 1 household
  2. 2 dwelling
  3. 3 family
  4. 4 sb else's house
  5. 5 household business
  6. 6 house of woman's husband-to-be
  7. 7 CL:戶|户[hù],家[jiā]
家
jiā
  1. 1 see 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo]
回家
huí jiā
  1. 1 to return home
大家
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
家人
jiā rén
  1. 1 household
  2. 2 (one's) family
玩家
wán jiā
  1. 1 player (of a game)
  2. 2 enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
丈夫
zhàng fu
  1. 1 husband
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
主
zhǔ
  1. 1 owner
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 host
  4. 4 individual or party concerned
  5. 5 God
  6. 6 Lord
  7. 7 main
  8. 8 to indicate or signify
  9. 9 trump card (in card games)
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主人公
zhǔ rén gōng
  1. 1 hero (of a novel or film)
  2. 2 main protagonist
主任
zhǔ rèn
  1. 1 director
  2. 2 head
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
主力
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
主场
zhǔ chǎng
  1. 1 home ground (sports)
  2. 2 home field
  3. 3 main venue
  4. 4 main stadium
主妇
zhǔ fù
  1. 1 housewife
  2. 2 woman of senior authority in a household
  3. 3 the lady of the house
  4. 4 hostess
主宰
zhǔ zǎi
  1. 1 to dominate
  2. 2 to rule
  3. 3 to dictate
  4. 4 master
主席
zhǔ xí
  1. 1 chairperson
  2. 2 premier
  3. 3 chairman
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
主张
zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to advocate
  2. 2 to stand for
  3. 3 view
  4. 4 position
  5. 5 stand
  6. 6 proposition
  7. 7 viewpoint
  8. 8 assertion
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
  1. 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
  1. 1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
  1. 1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
倾家荡产
qīng jiā dàng chǎn
  1. 1 to lose a family fortune (idiom)
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
  1. 1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
  1. 1 enemy (idiom); opponent
  2. 2 arch-enemy
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
千家万户
qiān jiā wàn hù
  1. 1 every family (idiom)
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted

Sample Sentences

话虽如此，一个家庭选择这样的安排，还是会受到来自各方的批评，家庭主夫的家人老板朋友，甚至游乐场里遇到的其他父母，也或多或少会对此非议，孩子也会觉得自己遭受异样的眼光吧？
huà suī rúcǐ ，yī gè jiātíng xuǎnzé zhèyàng de ānpái ，háishì huì shòudào láizì gèfāng de pīpíng ，jiātíngzhǔfū de jiārén lǎobǎn péngyou ，shènzhì yóulèchǎng lǐ yùdào de qítā fùmǔ ，yě huòduōhuòshǎo huì duì cǐ fēiyì ，háizi yě huì juéde zìjǐ zāoshòu yìyàng de yǎnguāng ba ？
Although you can say that, a family that chooses this kind of arrangement will still be judged by many people; family, friends and the boss of the househusband, and even other mummies and daddies that they come into contact with in the playground will judge them to a greater or lesser degree. The kids will also feel like they're being looked at differently, no?
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那么我们就更应该给家庭主夫多一些理解和宽容了，他们能够选择为家庭牺牲自己的工作，忍受社会的议论，本身就是难能可贵的了。
nàme wǒmen jiù gèng yīnggāi gěi jiātíngzhǔfū duō yīxiē lǐjiě hé kuānróng le ，tāmen nénggòu xuǎnzé wèi jiātíng xīshēng zìjǐ de gōngzuò ，rěnshòu shèhuì de yìlùn ，běnshēn jiùshì nánnéngkěguì de le 。
Then we should give househusbands a little more understanding and tolerance. Choosing to sacrifice their jobs for their families and putting up with contrary opinions within society is valuable in itself.
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我觉得还得你去一趟，因为像我这样对家庭主夫本身有成见的人，怎么理直气壮地劝小周爸妈，还没开口就觉得心虚了。
wǒ juéde hái děi nǐ qù yī tāng ，yīnwèi xiàng wǒ zhèyàng duì jiātíngzhǔfū běnshēn yǒu chéngjiàn de rén ，zěnme lǐzhíqìzhuàng de quàn Xiǎo Zhōu bàmā ，hái méi kāikǒu jiù juéde xīnxū le 。
I think you should go to see yourself, because however someone with biases towards house-husbands like me might take the high horse in advising Xiaozhou's parents, I'll feel in the wrong before I even open my mouth.
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