家兄 jiā xiōng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄩㄥ gaa1 hing1
- (polite) my elder brother
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家
- 人家 rén jiā ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 household
- 人家 rén jia ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 other people
- 作家 zuò jiā ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zok3 gaa1 author
- 家伙 傢伙 jiā huo ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ variant of 家伙
- 儒家 Rú jiā ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jyu4 gaa1 Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
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- 全家 quán jiā ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ cyun4 gaa1 whole family
- 分家 fēn jiā ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ fan1 gaa1 to separate and live apart
- 回家 huí jiā ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚ wui4 gaa1 to return home
- 国家 國家 guó jiā ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ gwok3 gaa1 country; nation; state
- 在家 zài jiā ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zoi6 gaa1 to be at home
- 大家 dà jiā ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ daai6 gaa1 everyone
- 娘家 niáng jiā ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ noeng4 gaa1 wife's family (before marriage)
- 婆家 pó jiā ㄆㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ po4 gaa1 husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into)
- 家事 jiā shì ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕˋ gaa1 si6 family matters
- 家人 jiā rén ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ gaa1 jan4 family member
- 家伙 jiā huo ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ gaa1 fo2 household dish, implement or furniture
- 家具 jiā jù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄩˋ gaa1 geoi6 furniture
- 家务 家務 jiā wù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨˋ gaa1 mou6 household duties
- 家园 家園 jiā yuán ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩㄢˊ gaa1 jyun4 home
- 家境 jiā jìng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gaa1 ging2 family financial situation
兄
- 兄弟 xiōng dì ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ hing1 dai6 brothers
- 弟兄 dì xiong ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄒㄩㄥ 弟dai6 hing1 brothers
- 仁兄 rén xiōng ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄥ jan4 hing1 (honorific written address) My dear friend
- 令兄 lìng xiōng ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄩㄥ ling6 hing1 Your esteemed older brother (honorific)
- 兄妹 xiōng mèi ㄒㄩㄥ ㄇㄟˋ hing1 mui6 brother(s) and sister(s)
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- 兄嫂 xiōng sǎo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄙㄠˇ hing1 sou2 elder brother and his wife
- 兄台 兄臺 xiōng tái ㄒㄩㄥ ㄊㄞˊ hing1 toi4 brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
- 兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng ㄒㄩㄥ ㄓㄤˇ hing1 zoeng2 elder brother
- 内兄 內兄 nèi xiōng ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄩㄥ noi6 hing1 wife's older brother
- 堂兄 táng xiōng ㄊㄤˊ ㄒㄩㄥ tong4 hing1 older male patrilineal cousin
- 师兄 師兄 shī xiōng ㄕ ㄒㄩㄥ si1 hing1 senior male fellow student or apprentice
- 年兄 nián xiōng ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄥ nin4 hing1 lit. older brother
- 从兄 從兄 cóng xiōng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄥ cung4 hing1 older male second cousin
- 父兄 fù xiōng ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄥ fu6 hing1 father and elder brother(s)
- 盟兄 méng xiōng ㄇㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄥ mang4 hing1 senior partner in sworn brotherhood
- 砚兄 硯兄 yàn xiōng ㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄥ jin6 hing1 senior fellow student
- 继兄 繼兄 jì xiōng ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ gai3 hing1 older stepbrother
- 老兄 lǎo xiōng ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥ lou5 hing1 elder brother (often used self-referentially)
- 胞兄 bāo xiōng ㄅㄠ ㄒㄩㄥ baau1 hing1 elder brother born to the same parents
- 表兄 biǎo xiōng ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥ biu2 hing1 older male cousin through a female relative
Idioms with these characters
- 安家立业 安家立業 ān jiā lì yè ㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ on1 gaa1 laap6 jip6 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
- 百家争鸣 百家爭鳴 bǎi jiā zhēng míng ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4 a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
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- 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1 lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
- 保家卫国 保家衛國 bǎo jiā wèi guó ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bou2 gaa1 wai6 gwok3 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 成家立室 chéng jiā lì shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 sat1 to get married (idiom)
- 成家立业 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 jip6 to get married and start a career (idiom)
- 打家劫舍 dǎ jiā jié shè ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄜˋ daa2 gaa1 gip3 se3 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
- 当家作主 當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
- 难兄难弟 難兄難弟 nán xiōng nán dì ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ naan4 hing1 naan4 dai6 lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
- 难兄难弟 難兄難弟 nàn xiōng nàn dì ㄋㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄋㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ naan4 hing1 naan4 dai6 brothers in hardship (idiom)
- 兄弟阋墙 兄弟鬩牆 xiōng dì xì qiáng ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ hing1 dai6 jik1 coeng4 internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself