持家

Chinese

		to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (持家)		持	家
simp. #(持家)		持	家

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chíjiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ gaa¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhî-ka / chhî-ke

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ti⁵ gê¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chíjiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíhjia
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih²-chia¹
    • Yale: chŕ-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrjia
    • Palladius: чицзя (čiczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci⁴ gaa¹
    • Yale: chìh gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ kaː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhî-ka
    • Tâi-lô: tshî-ka
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chi'kaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhî-ke
    • Tâi-lô: tshî-ke
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chi'kef
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰi²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ti⁵ gê¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thî ke
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ke³³/

Verb

持家

1. to run one's home; to housekeep; to manage one's household

Synonyms

• 把家 (bǎjiā)

Adjective

持家

1. (colloquial) good at housekeeping; good at keeping house

Synonyms

• 居家 (jūjiā)