家:gaa1
(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.
<eg>
yue:我有諗過要唔要同我阿爸講阿媽出軌嘅事,咁但係我又好驚頭家會散囉。 (ngo5 jau5 nam2 gwo3 jiu3 m4 jiu3 tung4 ngo5 aa3 baa4 gong2 aa3 maa1 ceot1 gwai2 ge3 si6, gam2 daan6 hai6 ngo5 jau6 hou2 geng1 tau4 gaa1 wui5 saan2 lo1.)
eng:I have thought about whether or not to tell my dad about my mom's affair, but I'm afraid it will cause my family to fall apart.
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<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.
家:gaa1
(pos:詞綴)
<explanation>
yue:接喺詞尾,表示學術或思想流派
eng:suffix used to denote a 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 Schools of Thought
<eg>
yue:#九流十家 (gau2 lau4 sap6 gaa1)
eng:the Nine / Ten Schools of Thought
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<explanation>
yue:接喺詞尾,尊稱喺專門領域表現出色嘅人
eng:suffix used to refer, honorifically, to a person who specialises and excels in that field
<eg>
yue:#音樂家 (jam1 ngok6 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
<eg>
yue:#企業家 (kei5 jip6 gaa1)
eng:entrepreneur
<eg>
yue:#慈善家 (ci4 sin6 gaa1)
eng:philanthropist
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<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:#船家 (syun4 gaa1)
eng:boatperson
<eg>
yue:#商家 (soeng1 gaa1)
eng:a business; a company; a merchant
<eg>
yue:#廠家 (cong2 gaa1)
eng:manufacturer; factory owner
<eg>
yue:#酒家 (zau2 gaa1)
eng:(usually large-scale) Chinese restaurant
<eg>
yue:#餅家 (beng2 gaa1)
eng:bakery, usually of traditional cakes
家:gaa1
(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.
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<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
家:gaa1
(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 fu6)
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
家:gaa1
(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:兩家電影院 (loeng5 gaa1 din6 jing2 jyun2)
yue:兩間戲院 (loeng5 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