zhǔ
zi

noun
common

Meaning of 主子

主子 means master (as addressed by servants in feudal times); (figurative) puppet master; one who pulls the strings. Pronounced zhǔ zi.

  • master (as addressed by servants in feudal times); (figurative) puppet master; one who pulls the strings

Definitions & Examples

Jiù
shè
huì
 
jiàn
dào
zhǔ
zi
xià
guì
tóu
 

In the old society, servants had to kneel and kowtow when they saw their master.

biǎo
miàn
shang
shì
lǎo
bǎn
 
shí
shang
bèi
hòu
hái
yǒu
zhǔ
zi
 

He appears to be a boss, but there is actually a bigger puppet master behind him.

Zhè
xiē
shou
zhǐ
shì
xiǎo
lóu
luo
 
zhēn
zhèng
de
zhǔ
zi
duǒ
zài
àn
chù
cāo
zòng
qiè
 

These thugs are just underlings; the real puppet master hides in the shadows pulling all the strings.

Zài
cai
de
yǎn
 
zhǔ
zi
de
huà
jiù
shì
shèng
zhǐ
 

In the eyes of a slave, the master's words are imperial edicts.