「家」

Entry #1
Pronunciation：	gaa1
Part of Speech：	noun
Explanation：	family (measure word: 頭) (Cant.) 一jat1頭tau4家gaa1有jau5好hou2多do1事si6要jiu3理lei5㗎gaa3！ (Eng.) There are a lot of things to deal with in a family. home (measure word: 個) (Cant.) 我ngo5好hou2想soeng2有jau5一jat1個go3屬suk6於jyu1自zi6己gei2嘅ge3家gaa1呀aa3。 (Eng.) I want a home that belongs to myself.
See also：	家門府户屋企主場回家根
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「家」

Entry #2
Pronunciation：	gaa1
Part of Speech：	affix
Explanation：	suffix used to denote school of thought (Cant.) 道家dou6 gaa1 (Eng.) Taoism (Cant.) 儒家jyu4 gaa1 (Eng.) Confucianism (Cant.) 墨家mak6 gaa1 (Eng.) Mohism (Cant.) 諸zyu1子zi2百baak3家gaa1 (Eng.) the Hundred School of Thought (Cant.) 九流十家gau2 lau4 sap6 gaa1 (Eng.) the Nine / Ten Schools of Thought suffix used to refer, honorifically, to a person who specialises and excels in that field (Cant.) 音jam1樂ok6家gaa1 (Eng.) musician (Cant.) 發明家faat3 ming4 gaa1 (Eng.) inventor (Cant.) 科fo1學hok6家gaa1 (Eng.) scientist (Cant.) 政zing3治zi6家gaa1 (Eng.) politician (Cant.) 思想家si1 soeng2 gaa1 (Eng.) thinker (Cant.) 哲學家zit3 hok6 gaa1 (Eng.) philosopher doer (an individual or organization) (Cant.) 買家maai5 gaa1 (Eng.) buyer (Cant.) 賣家maai6 gaa1 (Eng.) seller (Cant.) 東dung1家gaa1 (Eng.) boss; employer (Cant.) 商家soeng1 gaa1 (Eng.) a business; a company; a merchant (Cant.) 酒家zau2 gaa1 (Eng.) (usually large-scale) Chinese restaurant (Cant.) 餅家beng2 gaa1 (Eng.) bakery, usually of traditional cakes
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「家」

Entry #3
Pronunciation：	gaa1
Part of Speech：	quantifier
Explanation：	quantifier for families, usually used with 人 jan4 (Cant.) 兩loeng5家gaa1人jan4食sik6餐caan1飯faan6 (Eng.) The two families have a meal together. quantifier for things, usually used with the demonstrative pronoun 呢 ni1 "this" or 嗰 go2 "that" and the noun 嘢 je5 "things" (Cant.) 呢ni1家gaa1嘢je5 (Eng.) these things
Synonym：	Synonym：味
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Entry #4
Pronunciation：	gaa1
Part of Speech：	affix
Explanation：	a prefix used to refer to one's own senior family members (Cant.) 家父gaa1 hing1 (Eng.) my father (Cant.) 家母gaa1 mou5 (Eng.) my mother (Cant.) 家gaa1兄hing1 (Eng.) my brother (Cant.) 家嚴gaa1 jim4 (Eng.) my father (Cant.) 家慈gaa1 ci4 (Eng.) my mother
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Entry #5
Pronunciation：	gaa1
Part of Speech：	quantifier
Labels：	Mandarin
Explanation：	quantifier for places and institutions (Chi.) 一jat1家gaa1店dim3子zi2 (Cant.) 一jat1間gaan1舖pou3頭tau2 (Eng.) a shop (Chi.) 一jat1家gaa1電din6影jing2院jyun2 (Cant.) 一jat1間gaan1戲hei3院jyun2 (Eng.) two cinemas (Chi.) 三saam1家gaa1酒zau2店dim3 (Cant.) 三saam1間gaan1酒zau2店dim3 (Eng.) three hotels (Chi.) 四sei3家gaa1銀ngan4行hong4 (Cant.) 四sei3間gaan1銀ngan4行hong4 (Eng.) four banks
Synonym：	Synonym：所間
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(pos:名詞)
<explanation>
yue:#家庭；因為血緣、婚姻、領養等關係而組成嘅社會單位（量詞：頭）
eng:family
<eg>
yue:一頭家有好多事要理㗎！ (jat1 tau4 gaa1 jau5 hou2 do1 si6 jiu3 lei5 gaa3!)
eng:There are a lot of things to deal with in a family.
----
<explanation>
yue:#屋企；喺嗰度居住，而有歸屬感嘅地方（量詞：個）
eng:home
<eg>
yue:我好想有一個屬於自己嘅家呀。 (ngo5 hou2 soeng2 jau5 jat1 go3 suk6 jyu1 zi6 gei2 ge3 gaa1 aa3.)
eng:I want a home that belongs to myself.

(pos:詞綴)
<explanation>
yue:接喺詞尾，表示學術或思想流派
eng:suffix used to denote school of thought
<eg>
yue:#道家 (dou6 gaa1)
eng:Taoism
<eg>
yue:#儒家 (jyu4 gaa1)
eng:Confucianism
<eg>
yue:#墨家 (mak6 gaa1)
eng:Mohism
<eg>
yue:諸子百家 (zyu1 zi2 baak3 gaa1)
eng:the Hundred School of Thought
<eg>
yue:#九流十家 (gau2 lau4 sap6 gaa1)
eng:the Nine / Ten Schools of Thought
----
<explanation>
yue:接喺詞尾，尊稱學有專長而表現出色嘅人
eng:suffix used to refer, honorifically, to a person who specialises and excels in that field
<eg>
yue:音樂家 (jam1 ok6 gaa1)
eng:musician
<eg>
yue:#發明家 (faat3 ming4 gaa1)
eng:inventor
<eg>
yue:科學家 (fo1 hok6 gaa1)
eng:scientist
<eg>
yue:政治家 (zing3 zi6 gaa1)
eng:politician
<eg>
yue:#思想家 (si1 soeng2 gaa1)
eng:thinker
<eg>
yue:#哲學家 (zit3 hok6 gaa1)
eng:philosopher
----
<explanation>
yue:做某件事、某個活動嘅個人或組織
eng:doer (an individual or organization)
<eg>
yue:#買家 (maai5 gaa1)
eng:buyer
<eg>
yue:#賣家 (maai6 gaa1)
eng:seller
<eg>
yue:東家 (dung1 gaa1)
eng:boss; employer
<eg>
yue:#商家 (soeng1 gaa1)
eng:a business; a company; a merchant
<eg>
yue:#酒家 (zau2 gaa1)
eng:(usually large-scale) Chinese restaurant
<eg>
yue:#餅家 (beng2 gaa1)
eng:bakery, usually of traditional cakes

(pos:量詞)(sim:味)
<explanation>
yue:家庭嘅量詞；通常同「#人」連用
eng:quantifier for families, usually used with #人 jan4
<eg>
yue:兩家人食餐飯 (loeng5 gaa1 jan4 sik6 caan1 faan6)
eng:The two families have a meal together.
----
<explanation>
yue:事物嘅量詞，一般會連埋指示代詞「#呢」或者「#嗰」，同埋名詞「#嘢」嚟用
eng:quantifier for things, usually used with the demonstrative pronoun #呢 ni1 "this" or #嗰 go2 "that" and the noun #嘢 je5 "things"
<eg>
yue:呢家嘢 (ni1 gaa1 je5)
eng:these things

(pos:詞綴)
<explanation>
yue:人前對自己屋企長輩或者年長過自己嘅成員嘅稱呼，通常喺詞頭
eng:a prefix used to refer to one's own senior family members
<eg>
yue:#家父 (gaa1 hing1)
eng:my father
<eg>
yue:#家母 (gaa1 mou5)
eng:my mother
<eg>
yue:家兄 (gaa1 hing1)
eng:my brother
<eg>
yue:#家嚴 (gaa1 jim4)
eng:my father
<eg>
yue:#家慈 (gaa1 ci4)
eng:my mother

(pos:量詞)(label:書面語)(sim:所)(sim:間)
<explanation>
yue:地方、機構嘅量詞
eng:quantifier for places and institutions
<eg>
zho:一家店子 (jat1 gaa1 dim3 zi2)
yue:一間舖頭 (jat1 gaan1 pou3 tau2)
eng:a shop
<eg>
zho:一家電影院 (jat1 gaa1 din6 jing2 jyun2)
yue:一間戲院 (jat1 gaan1 hei3 jyun2)
eng:two cinemas
<eg>
zho:三家酒店 (saam1 gaa1 zau2 dim3)
yue:三間酒店 (saam1 gaan1 zau2 dim3)
eng:three hotels
<eg>
zho:四家銀行 (sei3 gaa1 ngan4 hong4)
yue:四間銀行 (sei3 gaan1 ngan4 hong4)
eng:four banks

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