dāng jiā zuò zhǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) / to be the master of one's own affairs
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Original source entry:

當家作主 当家作主 [dang1 jia1 zuo4 zhu3] /to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)/to be the master of one's own affairs/

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