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) sucessful”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ham⁶ gaa¹ fu³ gwai³

---

• 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. It has the meaning of "may your entire family be dead" 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)