傢〔家〕 {jiā}

1. household dish, implement or furniture
2. domestic animal
3. (coll.) guy
4. chap
5. weapon

家 gaa¹ {jiā}

1. home
2. family
3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
4. classifier for families or businesses
5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
7. CL: 個

家 gaa¹ {Jiā}

surname Jia

家財〔-财〕 gaa¹ coi⁴ {jiā cái}

a family's financial resources

家法 gaa¹ faat³ {jiā fǎ}

rules of the house which applies within the family (can also refer to rules within certain community, such as a gang, a group etc.)

家課〔-课〕 gaa¹ fo³ {jiā kè}

homework

家訪〔-访〕 gaa¹ fong² {jiā fǎng}

Home visits

家下 gaa¹ haa⁵ {jiā xia}

(adv.) now; at the moment.

家口 gaa¹ hau² {jiā kǒu}

number of members in a family

家鄉〔-乡〕 gaa¹ hoeng¹ {jiā xiāng}

ancestral home or town; origin of one's extended family

家學〔-学〕 gaa¹ hok⁶ {jiā xué}

knowledge inherited from generations to generations within a family

家貓〔-猫〕 gaa¹ maau¹ {jiā māo}

noun; house cat

家山 gaa¹ saan¹ {jiā shān}

hometown

家生 gaa¹ saang¹ {jiā shēng}

tools for work, for making a living

家俬 gaa¹ si¹ {jiā sī}

furniture

家小 gaa¹ siu² {jiā xiǎo}

noun; my wife and children

家書〔-书〕 gaa¹ syu¹ {jiā shū}

a written letter address to one's home or family

家陣〔-阵〕 gaa¹ zan² {jiā zhèn}

(adverb / noun) now; nowadays; the present time; the present moment

家鴉〔-鸦〕 gaa¹ aa¹ {jiā yā}

(Chinese bird species) house crow (Corvus splendens)

家暴 gaa¹ bou⁶ {jiā bào}

1. domestic violence
2. abbr. for 家庭暴力

家蠶〔-蚕〕 gaa¹ caam⁴ {jiā cán}

the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)

家產〔-产〕 gaa¹ caan² {jiā chǎn}

family property

家親〔-亲〕 gaa¹ can¹ {jiā qīn}

1. older generation in one's household (often referring to one's parents)
2. one's deceased close relatives

家醜〔-丑〕 gaa¹ cau² {jiā chǒu}

1. family scandal
2. skeleton in the closet

家慈 gaa¹ ci⁴ {jiā cí}

(polite) my mother

家畜 gaa¹ cuk¹ {jiā chù}

1. domestic animal
2. livestock
3. cattle

家傳〔-传〕 gaa¹ cyun⁴ {jiā chuán}

1. handed down in a family
2. family traditions

家底 gaa¹ dai² {jiā dǐ}

1. family property
2. patrimony

家弟 gaa¹ dai⁶ {jiā dì}

(polite) my younger brother

家的 gaa¹ dik¹ {jiā de}

(old) wife

家電〔-电〕 gaa¹ din⁶ {jiā diàn}

1. household electric appliance
2. abbr. for 家用電器

家丁 gaa¹ ding¹ {jiā dīng}

(old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc

家當〔-当〕 gaa¹ dong³ {jiā dàng}

1. familial property
2. belongings

家道 gaa¹ dou⁶ {jiā dào}

family financial circumstances

家訓〔-训〕 gaa¹ fan³ {jiā xùn}

1. instructions to one's children
2. family precepts

家伙 gaa¹ fo² {jiā huo}

1. household dish, implement or furniture
2. domestic animal
3. (coll.) guy
4. chap
5. weapon

家婦〔-妇〕 gaa¹ fu⁵ {jiā fù}

wife (old)

家父 gaa¹ fu⁶ {jiā fù}

(polite) my father

家教 gaa¹ gaau³ {jiā jiào}

1. family education
2. upbringing
3. to bring sb up
4. private tutor

家計〔-计〕 gaa¹ gai³ {jiā jì}

1. family livelihood
2. a household's economic situation
3. family property

家姬 gaa¹ gei¹ {jiā jī}

(old) female servants or concubines in homes of the rich

家居 gaa¹ geoi¹ {jiā jū}

1. home
2. residence
3. to stay at home (unemployed)

家具 gaa¹ geoi⁶ {jiā jù}

1. furniture
2. CL: 件,套

家境 gaa¹ ging² {jiā jìng}

1. family financial situation
2. family circumstances

家景 gaa¹ ging² {jiā jǐng}

the state of family finance

家轎〔-轿〕 gaa¹ giu² {jiā jiào}

privately-owned car

家姑 gaa¹ gu¹ {jiā gū}

(polite) father's sisters

家公 gaa¹ gung¹ {jiā gōng}

1. head of a family
2. (polite) my father
3. (polite) my grandfather
4. your esteemed father

家眷 gaa¹ gyun³ {jiā juàn}

one's wife and children

家兄 gaa¹ hing¹ {jiā xiōng}

(polite) my elder brother

家鄉〔-乡〕 gaa¹ hoeng¹ {jiā xiāng}

1. hometown
2. native place
3. CL: 個

家人 gaa¹ jan⁴ {jiā rén}

1. household
2. (one's) family

家爺〔-爷〕 gaa¹ je⁴ {jiā yé}

(old) a term servants used to refer to their master

家兒〔-儿〕 gaa¹ ji⁴ {jiā ér}

(old) child, particularly referring to the son who resembles his father

家嚴〔-严〕 gaa¹ jim⁴ {jiā yán}

(polite) my father

家燕 gaa¹ jin³ {jiā yàn}

(Chinese bird species) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

家蠅〔-蝇〕 gaa¹ jing⁴ {jiā yíng}

house fly

家業〔-业〕 gaa¹ jip⁶ {jiā yè}

family property

家養〔-养〕 gaa¹ joeng⁵ {jiā yǎng}

1. domestic (animals)
2. home reared

家傭〔-佣〕 gaa¹ jung⁴ {jiā yōng}

domestic helper

家用 gaa¹ jung⁶ {jiā yòng}

1. home-use
2. domestic
3. family expenses
4. housekeeping money

家語〔-语〕 gaa¹ jyu⁵ {Jiā yǔ}

Book of Sayings of Confucius and his disciples, abbr. for 孔子家語

家園〔-园〕 gaa¹ jyun⁴ {jiā yuán}

1. home
2. homeland

家禽 gaa¹ kam⁴ {jiā qín}

1. poultry
2. domestic fowl

家舅 gaa¹ kau⁵ {jiā jiù}

(polite) my maternal uncle

家裡〔-里〕 gaa¹ leoi⁵ {jiā lǐ}

home

家老 gaa¹ lou⁵ {jiā lǎo}

(old) a senior in one's household

家母 gaa¹ mou⁵ {jiā mǔ}

(polite) my mother

家務〔-务〕 gaa¹ mou⁶ {jiā wù}

1. household duties
2. housework

家門〔-门〕 gaa¹ mun⁴ {jiā mén}

1. house door
2. family clan

家鴨〔-鸭〕 gaa¹ ngaap³ {jiā yā}

domestic duck

家娘 gaa¹ noeng⁴ {jiā niáng}

(dialect) husband's mother

家奴 gaa¹ nou⁴ {jiā nú}

1. domestic slave
2. slave servant

家婆 gaa¹ po² {jiā pó}

1. (dialect) mother-in-law
2. (house)wife

家譜〔-谱〕 gaa¹ pou² {jiā pǔ}

1. genealogy
2. family tree

家培 gaa¹ pui⁴ {jiā péi}

1. cultivated
2. home grown

家世 gaa¹ sai³ {jiā shì}

family background

家臣 gaa¹ san⁴ {jiā chén}

1. counselor of king or feudal warlord
2. henchman

家室 gaa¹ sat¹ {jiā shì}

1. wife
2. family
3. (literary) residence

家信 gaa¹ seon³ {jiā xìn}

letter (to or from) home

家私 gaa¹ si¹ {jiā sī}

1. family property
2. family wealth

家事 gaa¹ si⁶ {jiā shì}

1. family matters
2. domestic affairs
3. housework

家常 gaa¹ soeng⁴ {jiā cháng}

the daily life of a family

家嫂 gaa¹ sou² {jiā sǎo}

(polite) my sister-in-law

家叔 gaa¹ suk¹ {jiā shū}

(polite) my uncle (father's younger brother)

家屬〔-属〕 gaa¹ suk⁶ {jiā shǔ}

1. family member
2. (family) dependent

家庭 gaa¹ ting⁴ {jiā tíng}

1. family
2. household
3. CL: 戶,個

家僮 gaa¹ tung⁴ {jiā tóng}

servant

家童 gaa¹ tung⁴ {jiā tóng}

servant

家宅 gaa¹ zaak⁶ {jiā zhái}

1. home
2. residence
3. house

家什 gaa¹ zaap⁶ {jiā shi}

1. utensils
2. furniture

家姐 gaa¹ ze¹ {jiā jiě}

(polite) my older sister

家姊 gaa¹ zi² {jiā zǐ}

my sister

家子 gaa¹ zi² {jiā zi}

1. household
2. family

家政 gaa¹ zing³ {jiā zhèng}

housekeeping

家長〔-长〕 gaa¹ zoeng² {jiā zhǎng}

1. head of a household
2. family head
3. patriarch
4. parent or guardian of a child

家祖 gaa¹ zou² {jiā zǔ}

(polite) my paternal grandfather

家灶 gaa¹ zou³ {jiā zào}

hearth

家族 gaa¹ zuk⁶ {jiā zú}

1. family
2. clan

家中 gaa¹ zung¹ {jiā zhōng}

one's family

家欄雞〔-栏鸡〕 gaa¹ laan¹ gai¹ {jiā lán jī}

Chickens which belong to one's own farm

家山發〔--发〕 gaa¹ saan¹ faat³ {jiā shān fā}

having good luck because of the good feng shui of the ancestor cemetery

家天下 gaa¹ tin¹ haa⁶ {jiā tiān xià}

the world is home, it means to rule the world

家維邨〔-维村〕 gaa¹ wai⁴ cyun¹ {jiā wéi cūn}

Ka Wai Chuen, a public housing estate in Hong Kong

家陣時〔-阵时〕 gaa¹ zan⁶ si² {jiā zhèn shí}

Now; these days

家長日〔-长-〕 gaa¹ zoeng² jat⁶ {jiā cháng rì}

Parents' Day at school

家八哥 gaa¹ baat³ go¹ {jiā bā gē}

(Chinese bird species) common myna (Acridotheres tristis)

家家酒 gaa¹ gaa¹ zau² {jiā jiā jiǔ}

to play house (Tw)

家鄉菜〔-乡-〕 gaa¹ hoeng¹ coi³ {jiā xiāng cài}

1. regional dish
2. local cuisine

家鄉雞〔-乡鸡〕 gaa¹ hoeng¹ gai¹ {jiā xiāng jī}

home town chicken (item on a menu)

家樂福〔-乐-〕 gaa¹ lok⁶ fuk¹ {Jiā lè fú}

Carrefour, French supermarket chain

家樂氏〔-乐-〕 gaa¹ lok⁶ si⁶ {Jiā lè shì}

Kellogg's (US food manufacturing company)

家麻雀 gaa¹ maa⁴ zoek² {jiā má què}

(Chinese bird species) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

家常菜 gaa¹ soeng⁴ coi³ {jiā cháng cài}

home cooking

家政學〔--学〕 gaa¹ zing³ hok⁶ {jiā zhèng xué}

family and consumer science

家政員〔--员〕 gaa¹ zing³ jyun⁴ {jiā zhèng yuán}

housekeeping staff

家雀兒〔--儿〕 gaa¹ zoek³ ji⁴ {jiā qiǎo r}

(coll.) sparrow

家長會〔-长会〕 gaa¹ zoeng² wui² {jiā zhǎng huì}

1. parent-teacher conference
2. parents' association

家長制〔-长-〕 gaa¹ zoeng² zai³ {jiā zhǎng zhì}

patriarchal system

家族樹〔--树〕 gaa¹ zuk⁶ syu⁶ {jiā zú shù}

a family tree

家嘈屋閉〔---闭〕 gaa¹ cou⁴ uk¹ bai³ {jiā cáo wū bì}

describes a situation where the family members in the same house are constantly filled with noise of argument and shouting

家傳户曉〔-传-晓〕 gaa¹ cyun⁴ wu⁶ hiu² {jiā chuán hù xiǎo}

Well known

家肥屋潤〔---润〕 gaa¹ fei⁴ uk¹ jeon⁶ {jiā féi wū rùn}

a prosperous family

家爺仔乸〔-爷--〕 gaa¹ je⁴ zai² naa² {jiā yé zǐ ná}

family members

家喻户曉〔---晓〕 gaa¹ jyu⁶ wu⁶ hiu² {jiā yù hù xiǎo}

Well known

家山有眼 gaa¹ saan¹ jau⁵ ngaan⁵ {jiā shān yǒu yǎn}

forefathers bless you

家頭細務〔-头细务〕 gaa¹ tau⁴ sai³ mou⁶ {jiā tóu xì wù}

(noun) housework and chores

家庭出身 gaa¹ ting⁴ ceot¹ san¹ {jiā tíng chū shēn}

Family background

家庭電器〔--电-〕 gaa¹ ting⁴ din⁶ hei³ {jiā tíng diàn qì}

Home Appliances

家庭計劃〔--计划〕 gaa¹ ting⁴ gai³ waak⁶ {jiā tíng jì huà}

Family Planning

家庭用品 gaa¹ ting⁴ jung⁶ ban² {Jiā tíng Yòng pǐn}

Household goods

家道中落 gaa¹ dou⁶ zung¹ lok⁶ {jiā dào zhōng luò}

1. to come down in the world (idiom)
2. to suffer a reversal of fortune

家家戶戶〔--户户〕 gaa¹ gaa¹ wu⁶ wu⁶ {jiā jiā hù hù}

1. each and every family (idiom)
2. every household

家居賣場〔--卖场〕 gaa¹ geoi¹ maai⁶ coeng⁴ {jiā jū mài chǎng}

1. furniture store
2. furniture mall

家用電器〔--电-〕 gaa¹ jung⁶ din⁶ hei³ {jiā yòng diàn qì}

domestic electric appliance

家用電腦〔--电脑〕 gaa¹ jung⁶ din⁶ nou⁵ {jiā yòng diàn nǎo}

home computer

家喻戶曉〔--户晓〕 gaa¹ jyu⁶ wu⁶ hiu² {jiā yù hù xiǎo}

1. understood by everyone (idiom); well known
2. a household name

家給人足〔-给--〕 gaa¹ kap¹ jan⁴ zuk¹ {jiā jǐ rén zú}

lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off

家貧如洗〔-贫--〕 gaa¹ pan⁴ jyu⁴ sai² {jiā pín rú xǐ}

1. extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
2. penniless
3. poor as church mice

家破人亡 gaa¹ po³ jan⁴ mong⁴ {jiā pò rén wáng}

1. family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
2. destitute and homeless

家世寒微 gaa¹ sai³ hon⁴ mei⁴ {jiā shì hán wēi}

to be of humble origin (idiom)

家常便飯〔---饭〕 gaa¹ soeng⁴ bin⁶ faan⁶ {jiā cháng biàn fàn}

1. simple home-style meal
2. common occurrence
3. nothing out of the ordinary

家常豆腐 gaa¹ soeng⁴ dau⁶ fu⁶ {jiā cháng dòu fu}

home-style tofu

家庭暴力 gaa¹ ting⁴ bou⁶ lik⁶ {jiā tíng bào lì}

domestic violence

家庭地址 gaa¹ ting⁴ dei⁶ zi² {jiā tíng dì zhǐ}

home address

家庭教師〔---师〕 gaa¹ ting⁴ gaau³ si¹ {jiā tíng jiào shī}

tutor

家庭成員〔---员〕 gaa¹ ting⁴ sing⁴ jyun⁴ {jiā tíng chéng yuán}

family member

家庭作業〔---业〕 gaa¹ ting⁴ zok³ jip⁶ {jiā tíng zuò yè}

homework

家庭主夫 gaa¹ ting⁴ zyu² fu¹ {jiā tíng zhǔ fū}

househusband

家庭煮夫 gaa¹ ting⁴ zyu² fu¹ {jiā tíng zhǔ fū}

househusband

家庭主婦〔---妇〕 gaa¹ ting⁴ zyu² fu⁵ {jiā tíng zhǔ fù}

housewife

家徒四壁 gaa¹ tou⁴ sei³ bik¹ {jiā tú sì bì}

1. lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
2. fig. very poor
3. wretched

家貲萬貫〔-赀万贯〕 gaa¹ zi¹ maan⁶ gun³ {jiā zī wàn guàn}

immensely rich

家鴨綠頭鴨〔-鸭绿头鸭〕 gaa¹ ngaap³ luk⁶ tau⁴ ngaap³ {jiā yā lǜ tóu yā}

1. mallard
2. duck (Anas platyrhyncha)

家和萬事興〔--万-兴〕 gaa¹ wo⁴ maan⁶ si⁶ hing¹ {jiā hé wàn shì xīng}

if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)

家醜不出外傳〔-丑---传〕 gaa¹ cau² bat¹ ceot¹ ngoi⁶ cyun⁴ {jiā chǒu bù chū wài chuán}

do not release the dirty secrets or bad things about the family to the public

家醜不可外傳〔-丑---传〕 gaa¹ cau² bat¹ ho² ngoi⁶ cyun⁴ {jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán}

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

家醜不可外揚〔-丑---扬〕 gaa¹ cau² bat¹ ho² ngoi⁶ joeng⁴ {jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng}

1. lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
2. fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

家家有本難唸的經〔----难念-经〕 gaa¹ gaa¹ jau⁵ bun² naan⁴ nim⁶ dik¹ ging¹ {jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng}

Every family has their issues

家家有本難念的經〔----难--经〕 gaa¹ gaa¹ jau⁵ bun² naan⁴ nim⁶ dik¹ ging¹ {jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng}

Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)

家有一老，如有一寶〔--------宝〕 gaa¹ jau⁵ jat¹ lou⁵ jyu⁴ jau⁵ jat¹ bou² {jiā yǒu yī lǎo , rú yǒu yì bǎo}

It's good to have an elderly at home, because they are wise with a lot of life experiences

家累千金，坐不垂堂 gaa¹ leoi⁶ cin¹ gam¹ ，zo⁶ bat¹ seoi⁴ tong⁴ {jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng}

rich person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); prudent not to place oneself in danger

家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信〔-丑---传-----轻-〕 gaa¹ cau² bat¹ ho² ngoi⁶ cyun⁴ ，lau⁴ jin⁴ cit³ mok⁶ hing¹ seon³ {jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn}

1. Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
2. Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.