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.
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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 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
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<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
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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:#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
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 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
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: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