家私

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	personal; private; selfish
simp. and trad. (家私)	家	私
2nd round simp.	𡦼厶
anagram	私家

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāsī

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ si¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ke-si / ka-sir / kee-si

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāsī
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiasih
  - Wade–Giles: chia¹-ssŭ¹
  - Yale: jyā-sz̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiasy
  - Palladius: цзясы (czjasy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ si¹
  - Yale: gā sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke-si
  - Tâi-lô: ke-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kesy
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ke³³ si³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-sir
  - Tâi-lô: ka-sir
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ sɯ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-si
  - Tâi-lô: kee-si
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Penang): /kɛ³³⁻²¹ si³³/

Noun

家私

family property

Pronunciation 2

	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	personal; private; selfish
trad. (家私/傢俬)	家/傢	私/俬
simp. (家私)	家	私
2nd round simp.	𡦼厶
anagram	私家

Wikipedia has articles on:

家私 (Chinese)
家私 (Cantonese)
家私 (Min Nan)
Gă-sĭ (Eastern Min)

Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ si¹
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): ga¹ si¹
Eastern Min (BUC): gă-sĭ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gor¹ si¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ke-si / kee-si

(Teochew, Peng'im): gê¹ si¹

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): ge¹ sai¹
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): ga¹ sr¹

(Loudi, Wiktionary): go¹ sr^1*

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ si¹
  - Yale: gā sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ga¹ si¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ka⁴⁴ sz̩⁴⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gă-sĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka⁵⁵ ^(s-)li⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gor¹ si¹ [Phonetic: gor⁵ li¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: go̤-si
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^(ɬ-)li⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gor¹ si¹ [Phonetic: gor⁵ li¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^(ɬ-)li⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke-si
  - Tâi-lô: ke-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kesy
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang): /ke³³ si³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Kinmen): /ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-si
  - Tâi-lô: kee-si
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Penang): /kɛ³³⁻²¹ si³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gê¹ si¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ke si
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ke³³⁻²³ si³³/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: ge¹ sai¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kɛ³⁵⁻³³ sai³⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ga¹ sr¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka̠³³ sz̩³³/
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: go¹ sr^1*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔ⁴⁴ sz̩⁴⁴⁻³³/

Noun

家私

(Cantonese, Hakka, Min, Xiang, Liuzhou Mandarin) furniture (Classifier: 房 mn)
傢俬店／家私店 [Cantonese] ― gaa¹ si¹ dim³ [Jyutping] ― furniture store
(Min) tool; utensil
(Southern Min) weapon
(Puxian Min) various utensils and simple scenery in traditional opera

Synonyms

(furniture):

Dialectal synonyms of 家具 (“furniture”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		家生, 家俬
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		家具
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	家具
	Taiwan	家具
	Langfang	家具
	Chifeng	家具
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	家具
	Harbin	家具, 家什
	Shenyang	家具
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	家具, 擺飾
	Tangshan	家具
	Cangzhou	家具
	Baoding	家具, 家伙
	Shijiazhuang	家具
	Jinan	家具, 家什兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	家具
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	家什
	Daming	家具
	Wanrong	家具
	Zhengzhou	家具
	Xi'an	家具
	Xining	家具
	Xuzhou	家具
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	家具, 家什
	Lanzhou	家具
	Ürümqi	家具, 家巴什
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	家具
	Chongqing	家具
	Wuhan	家業, 家具
	Guiyang	家具
	Kunming	家具, 家什
	Guilin	家具
	Liuzhou	家私, 家具
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	家具
	Yangzhou	家具
	Nantong	家具
	Hefei	家具
Cantonese	Guangzhou	家私
	Hong Kong	家私
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	家私, 家生
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	家私
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	家私
	Macau	家私
	Taishan	家私
	Dongguan	家私
	Yangjiang	家私
	Beihai	家什
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	家具
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	家具
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	家具
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	家私
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	家私
	Móng Cái	家私
Gan	Nanchang	家具
Gan	Pingxiang	家具
Hakka	Meixian	家私
	Xingning	家私
	Dabu (Xihe)	家私
	Yudu	家具
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	家具
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	家具
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	家具
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	家具
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	家具
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	家具
	Hong Kong	家私
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	家私
	Senai (Huiyang)	家私
Huizhou	Jixi	家具
Huizhou	Shexian	家具, 木器家沙
Jin	Taiyuan	家具, 擺紮
	Xinzhou	家具
	Linhe	家具
	Jining	家具
	Hohhot	家具
	Baotou	家具
	Zhangjiakou	家具
	Handan	家具
Northern Min	Jian'ou	房間裡, 家私
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	家私, 閑架
	Fuzhou (Changle)	家私
	Fuqing	家私
	Yongtai	家私
	Gutian	家私
	Fu'an	家私
	Ningde	家私
	Shouning	行頭
	Zhouning	家私頭
	Fuding	家私
Southern Min	Xiamen	家私, 家私頭
	Quanzhou	家私, 家私頭
	Zhangzhou	家私, 家私頭
	Kaohsiung	家具
	Yilan	家私
	Changhua (Lukang)	家具
	Taichung	家具
	Taichung (Wuqi)	家具
	Tainan	家具
	Taitung	家具
	Hsinchu	家具
	Penghu (Magong)	家用品
	Singapore (Hokkien)	家私
	Chaozhou	家私
	Shantou	家私
	Jieyang	家私
	Bangkok (Teochew)	家具
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	家私
	Leizhou	家私
Puxian Min	Putian	家私
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	家私
Wu	Shanghai	家具, 家生
	Suzhou	家生
	Danyang	家具
	Hangzhou	家具
	Ningbo	家私, 家具
	Wenzhou	間底, 家生
	Jinhua	家具
Xiang	Changsha	家具, 家私
	Loudi	家私
	Shuangfeng	家私

(tool): 工具 (gōngjù), 家生 (jiāshēng); (Eastern Min) 家私花; (Hokkien) 家私頭／家私头
(weapon): 武器 (wǔqì), 家生 (jiāshēng); (Hokkien) 家私頭／家私头
(various utensils and simple scenery): 砌末

Derived terms

References

“家私”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.
莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “家私”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 225.