灶王爷的横批，一家之主灶王爺的橫批，一家之主灶王爺的橫批，一家之主

the Kitchen God's horizontal scroll: master of the household

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes the head of a household, the one who makes the decisions. Humorous.
Wordplay: 一家之主 (yī jiā zhī zhǔ) is the scroll's text naming the Kitchen God, and also means the head of a family.

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Simplified: 灶王爷的横批，一家之主
Traditional (Taiwan): 灶王爺的橫批，一家之主
Pinyin: zàowángyé de héngpī, yìjiāzhīzhǔ
Bopomofo: ㄗㄠˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄏㄥˊ ㄆㄧ，ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄓㄨˇ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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