「家」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: gaa1
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • family (measure word: 頭)
    (Cant.) jat1tau4gaa1jau5hou2do1si6jiu3lei5gaa3
    (Eng.) There are a lot of things to deal with in a family.
    (Cant.) ngo5jau5nam2gwo3jiu3m4jiu3tung4ngo5aa3baa4gong2aa3maa1ceot1gwai2ge3si6gam2daan6hai6ngo5jau6hou2geng1tau4gaa1wui5saan2lo1
    (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.

  • home (measure word: 個)
    (Cant.) ngo5hou2soeng2jau5jat1go3suk6jyu1zi6gei2ge3gaa1aa3
    (Eng.) I want a home that belongs to myself.

See also: 家門 府 户 屋企 人家 主場 回家 根
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「家」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: gaa1
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
  • suffix used to denote a 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.) zyu1zi2baak3gaa1
    (Eng.) the Hundred Schools 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.) 音樂家jam1 ngok6 gaa1
    (Eng.) musician
    (Cant.) 發明家faat3 ming4 gaa1
    (Eng.) inventor
    (Cant.) 科學家fo1 hok6 gaa1
    (Eng.) scientist
    (Cant.) 政治家zing3 zi6 gaa1
    (Eng.) politician
    (Cant.) 思想家si1 soeng2 gaa1
    (Eng.) thinker
    (Cant.) 哲學家zit3 hok6 gaa1
    (Eng.) philosopher
    (Cant.) 企業家kei5 jip6 gaa1
    (Eng.) entrepreneur
    (Cant.) 慈善家ci4 sin6 gaa1
    (Eng.) philanthropist

  • doer (an individual or organization)
    (Cant.) 買家maai5 gaa1
    (Eng.) buyer
    (Cant.) 賣家maai6 gaa1
    (Eng.) seller
    (Cant.) #東家dung1 gaa1
    (Eng.) boss; employer
    (Cant.) 船家syun4 gaa1
    (Eng.) boatperson
    (Cant.) 商家soeng1 gaa1
    (Eng.) a business; a company; a merchant
    (Cant.) 廠家cong2 gaa1
    (Eng.) manufacturer; factory owner
    (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 jan4
    (Cant.) loeng5gaa1jan4sik6caan1faan6
    (Eng.) The two families have a meal together.

  • quantifier for things, usually used with the demonstrative pronoun ni1 "this" or go2 "that" and the noun je5 "things"
    (Cant.) ni1gaa1je5
    (Eng.) these things

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「家」

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 fu6
(Eng.) my father
(Cant.) 家母gaa1 mou5
(Eng.) my mother
(Cant.) gaa1hing1
(Eng.) my brother
(Cant.) 家嚴gaa1 jim4
(Eng.) my father
(Cant.) 家慈gaa1 ci4
(Eng.) my mother
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「家」

Entry #5
Pronunciation: gaa1
Part of Speech: quantifier
Labels: Mandarin
Explanation:
quantifier for places and institutions
(Chi.) jat1gaa1dim3zi2
(Cant.) jat1gaan1pou3tau2
(Eng.) a shop
(Chi.) loeng5gaa1din6jing2jyun2
(Cant.) loeng5gaan1hei3jyun2
(Eng.) two cinemas
(Chi.) saam1gaa1zau2dim3
(Cant.) saam1gaan1zau2dim3
(Eng.) three hotels
(Chi.) sei3gaa1ngan4hong4
(Cant.) sei3gaan1ngan4hong4
(Eng.) four banks
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