一家之主

Traditional form:

一家之主

Pinyin (reading):

yījiāzhīzhǔ

Definitions:

• master of the house; head of the family

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 主 - to own; to host; master; host; lord

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 主 - to own; to host; master; host; lord