冚家富貴

See also: 咸家富贵

Chinese

		one's whole family	wealthy and respectable; splendid; magnificent wealthy and respectable; splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
trad. (冚家富貴)		冚家	富貴
simp. (冚家富贵)		冚家	富贵
alternative forms		咸家富貴
Literally: “(May your) entire family (be) successful”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ham⁶ gaa¹ fu³ gwai³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ham⁶ gaa¹ fu³ gwai³
    • Yale: hahm gā fu gwai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ham⁶ gaa¹ fu³ gwai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hem⁶ ga¹ fu³ guei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐm²² kaː⁵⁵ fuː³³ kʷɐi̯³³/

Phrase

冚家富貴

1. (Cantonese, sarcastic, offensive) Synonym of 冚家鏟／冚家铲

Usage notes

冚家 has a more negative and sarcastic sense and hence the phrase cannot be used to (genuinely) wish one's family well. The more suitable alternatives for 冚家 include:

• 闔家／阖家 (hap⁶ gaa¹)
• 闔府／阖府
• 一家 (jat¹ gaa¹)
• 全家 (cyun⁴ gaa¹) (note that 全家富貴 can also be a euphemistic alternative of 冚家富貴)

Synonyms

• 冚家鏟／冚家铲 (ham6 gaa1 caan2)
• 冚家祥 (ham6 gaa1 coeng4)
• 冚家拎 (ham6 gaa1 ling1)