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当家作主

dāng jiā zuò zhǔ

4-character word Traditional 當家作主

What 当家作主 means

1. to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
2. to be the master of one's own affairs

The characters in 当家作主

• 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)
• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 作zuòto do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign
• 主zhǔowner; master; host

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