身家

Chinese

		body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (身家)		身	家
simp. #(身家)		身	家

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēnjiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): san¹ gaa¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): sin¹ ga¹

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sin-ka / sin-kee

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sing¹ gê¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēnjiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shenjia
    • Wade–Giles: shên¹-chia¹
    • Yale: shēn-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenjia
    • Palladius: шэньцзя (šɛnʹczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san¹ gaa¹
    • Yale: sān gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: sin¹ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sin³³ ka³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-ka
    • Tâi-lô: sin-ka
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sinkaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sin³³ ka³³/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sin⁴⁴⁻³³ ka⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-kee
    • Tâi-lô: sin-kee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sing¹ gê¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sing ke
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ³³⁻²³ ke³³/

Noun

身家

1. the wealth that one (or one's family) possesses (Classifier: 副 c)

   身家性命財產 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
   身家性命财产 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   san¹ gaa¹ sing³ ming⁶ coi⁴ caan² [Jyutping]

   personal wealth, life, wealth

   姖將成副身家留徂俾姖姪女。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
   姖将成副身家留徂俾姖侄女。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ zoeng¹ seng⁴ fu³ san¹ gaa¹ lau⁴ zo² bei² keoi⁵ zat⁶ neoi^5-2. [Jyutping]

   She left her entire estate to her niece.

2. (obsolete) oneself and one's family
3. (obsolete) family status; family background

Derived terms

• 身家性命 (shēnjiā xìngmìng)
• 身家調查／身家调查