莊家

Chinese

		farm; village	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (莊家)		莊	家
simp. (庄家)		庄	家

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuāngjiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zong¹ gaa¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chong-ka / chong-kee

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuāngjiā → zhuāngjia (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ → ㄓㄨㄤ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuangjiå
    • Wade–Giles: chuang¹-chia⁵
    • Yale: jwāng-jya
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juang.jia
    • Palladius: чжуанцзя (čžuanczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/ → /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zong¹ gaa¹
    • Yale: jōng gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzong¹ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zong¹ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chong-ka
    • Tâi-lô: tsong-ka
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zongkaf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔŋ³³ ka³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chong-kee
    • Tâi-lô: tsong-kee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 莊家

1. (card games, gambling) banker; house

   莊家永遠是贏家。 [MSC, trad.]
   庄家永远是赢家。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhuāngjiā yǒngyuǎn shì yíngjiā. [Pinyin]

   The house always wins.

2. farmhouse
3. (finance) market maker

Synonyms

• (banker): (Min Nan) 繳東／缴东, 繳頭／缴头, 莊官／庄官

Antonyms

• (banker): 閒家／闲家 (xiánjiā)