依家

Chinese

Etymology 1

		according to; depend on; near to according to; depend on; near to; (Eastern Min) kinship prefix	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad. (依家)		依	家
alternative forms		𠵱家

From 而家 (ji4 gaa1) by tone assimilation of 而 with 家.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji¹ gaa¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji¹ gaa¹
    • Yale: yī gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji¹ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi¹ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 依家

1. (Cantonese) (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 而家 (“now”).

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 依家

1. (Cantonese) (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 而家 (“now”).

Etymology 2

		according to; depend on; near to according to; depend on; near to; (Eastern Min) kinship prefix	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad. (依家)		依	家

Pronunciation

• Eastern Min (BUC): ĭ-*gă

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• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ĭ-*gă
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ ka⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 依家

1. (Eastern Min, face-to-face) paternal uncle (father's younger brother)

Synonyms

• 叔叔 (shūshu)
• 叔父 (shūfù)
• 阿叔 (āshū)
• (Cantonese) 叔仔
• (Min Dong) 家家 (jiājiā)
• (Min Nan) 咉叔