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  gaa1   jyutping
  jia1   pinyin
[1] home; family; household
[2] specialist in a certain field
[3] person of certain trade or characteristics
[4] school of thought
[5] party; side; contender
[6] classifier for firms or other enterprises

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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detail  daai6 gaa1  da4 jia1 = everybody
detail  gwok3 gaa1  guo2 jia1 = country
detail  gaa1 jan4  jia1 ren2 = one's family
detail  ji4 gaa1  er2 jia1 = now; this moment
detail  jat1 gaa1 daai6 sai3   = All Members of the Family.
detail  bun1 gaa1  ban1 jia1 = move house
detail  wui4 gaa1  hui2 jia1 = return home; go home
detail  gaa1 ze2*1   = elder sister
detail  cyun4 gaa1   = the entire family
detail  zok3 gaa1  zuo4 jia1 = author; writer
detail  gaa1 ting4  jia1 ting2 = family
detail  jan4 gaa1  ren2 jia1 = others; other people
detail  hap6 gaa1  he2 jia1 = the whole family
detail  zau2 gaa1  jiu3 jia1 = restaurant
detail  jam1 ngok6 gaa1  yin1 yue4 jia1 = musician
detail  lou5 jan4 gaa1  lao3 ren2 jia1 = polite term for an old woman or man
detail  gaa1 ting4 zyu2 fu5  jia1 ting2 zhu3 fu4 = housewife
detail  maai5 gaa1  mai3 jia1 = buyer, client
detail  ji1 gaa1  yi1 jia1 = now
detail  lou5 gaa1  lao3 jia1 = hometown; native place; ancestral home
detail  gaa1 zan6*2   = nowadays
detail  gaa1 gaau3  jia1 jiao4 = family education; to teach at home; a private teacher
detail  daai6 gaa1 hou2  da4 jia1 hao3 = hello everyone
detail  hap6 gaa1  he2 jia1 = the whole family
detail  ceot1 gaa1   = to take orders (be ordained)
detail  gaa1 si1   = furniture
detail  gaa1 geoi6  jia1 ju4 = furniture
detail 調  daai6 daam2 kong4 tou4, gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6 zi1 haa6, ging2 gam2 tiu4 hei3 loeng4 gaa1 fu5 neoi5   = in broad daylight, flirt with a woman from a good home
detail  gaa1 ting4 jung6 ban2   = household goods
detail  zyun1 gaa1  zhuan1 jia1 = expert
detail  haak3 gaa1   = the Hakka people
detail  haak3 gaa1 waa6*2   = the Hakka language
detail  mou5 gaa1 gaau3   = uncouth
detail  baai6 gaa1 zai2   = prodigal son
detail  baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4  bai3 jia1 zheng1 ming2 = let a hundred schools of thought strive
detail  zi1 bun2 gaa1  zi1 ben3 jia1 = capitalist
detail  gaa1 hoeng1  jia1 xiang1 = home-town
detail  gaa1 hok6   = knowledge passed down from one generation to the next, within a family
detail  gaa1 mou6  jia1 wu4 = housework; household chores; houshold duties
detail  gaa1 jyu6 wu6 hiu2  jia1 yu4 hu4 xiao3 = (saying) understood by every household - common knowledge
detail  gaa1 suk6  jia1 shu3 = family member; household dependent
detail  gaa1 zuk6  jia1 zu2 = household; family; clan
detail  gaa1 jung6  jia1 yong4 = household expenses; domestic
detail  gaa1 soeng4  jia1 chang2 = the daily life of a family
detail  gaa1 cuk1  jia1 chu4 = domestic animals; livestock
detail  gaa1 zoeng2  jia1 zhang3 = parent or guardian of a child
detail  cong2 gaa1  chang3 jia1 = factory
detail ,  gaa1 bat1 wo4 ngoi6 jan4 hei1  jia1 bu4 he2 wai4 ren2 qi1 = A family without harmony can be exploited or bullied by outsiders
detail ,  zoi6 gaa1 cin1 jat6 hou2 ceot1 ngoi6 jat1 si4 naan4  zai4 jia1 qian1 ri4 hao3 chu1 wai4 yi4 shi2 nan2 = A thousand days at home pass smoothly, a day away is beset with problems
detail  zing3 zi6 gaa1  zheng4 zhi4 jia1 = statesman; politician
detail  fo1 hok6 gaa1  ke1 xue2 jia1 = scientist
detail  man4 hok6 gaa1  wen2 xue2 jia1 = a person of letters; a writer
detail  dong1 gaa1  dang1 jia1 = to manage household affairs
detail  san1 pou2 sam1 jat1 gaa1  xin1 pu3 sen1 yi1 jia1 = "The Simpsons"
detail  taam4 pun3 zyun1 gaa1  tan2 pan4 zhuan1 jia1 = negotiations specialist; negotiations expert; negotiator
detail  zi1 seon1 zyun1 gaa1  zi1 xun2 zhuan1 jia1 = expert consultant; consultant
detail  gaa1 zing3  jia1 zheng4 = housekeeping
detail  zit3 hok6 gaa1  zhe2 xue2 jia1 = philosopher
detail  hong4 gaa1  hang2 jia1 = cognoscente, conoisseur, of expert opinion
detail  wong4 gaa1  huang2 jia1 = imperial family; royal
detail  fan1 sik1 gaa1  fen1 xi1 jia1 = (political) analyst
detail  gaa1 jyun4  jia1 yuan2 = home, homestead
detail  waa6*2 gaa1  hua4 jia1 = painter
detail  gun1 caat3 gaa1  guan1 cha2 jia1 = observer
detail  gaa1 sou2   = daughter-in-law
detail  caau1 gaa1  chao1 jia1 = to search a house and confiscate possessions
detail  can3 gaa1  qing4 jia5 = parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law, relatives by marriage
detail  gaa1 caan2   = family property
detail  sing4 gaa1  cheng2 jia1 = (of a man) to get married; to become a specialist or expert
detail  zong1 gaa1  zhuang1 jia1 = (mahjong) dealer/banker
detail  syu1 gaa1   = underdog
detail  dou3 gaa1  dao4 jia1 = be excellent; be perfect
detail  gu1 gaa1 gwaa2 jan4  gu1 jia1 gua3 ren2 = loner
detail  ngon1 gaa1 fai3   = household allowance
detail  si1 gaa1   = private
detail  si1 gaa1 ce1   = private vehicle
detail  haak3 gaa1 coi3   = Hakka cuisine
detail  gaa1 ban2 zung1 sam1   = home center
detail  gaa1 zing3 fo1   = home economics
detail  ngoi6 gaa1   = wife's maiden home; a mistress, a concubine
detail  noeng4 gaa1  niang2 jia1 = the home or family of a married woman's parents
detail  jat1 gaa1 jan4   = of the same family; of one family; a household
detail  gaa1 wo4 maan6 si6 hing1   = harmony in the family is the basis for success in any undertaking
detail  zi6 gaa1 sang1 caan2   = home grown
detail  zyu6 gaa1 gung1   = chore
detail  zyu6 gaa1 naam4 jan4*2   = house husband
detail  gaa1 haa6*5/haa6*2   = now, nowadays
detail  gaa1 gung1   = maternal grandfather, father-in-law
detail  gun2 gaa1 po4*2  guan3 jia1 po2 = a housewife, a woman who likes to interfere
detail  gaa1 fo3   = homework
detail  gaa1 tau4 sai3 mou6   = chore
detail  siu2 gaa1 zi2   = a coarse, lower-class person
detail  sik6 gaa1  shi2 jia1 = gourmet
detail  gu3 gaa1   = to take care of one's family
detail  mou4*5 gaa1 gaau3   = ill-bred
detail  faan2 gaa1   = to return home
detail  waan4*2 gaa1   = game player
detail  haa6 gaa1  xia4 jia1 = the player after you
detail  baak6 sau2 hing1 gaa1   = rags to riches
detail  sau1 gaa1   = disgrace
detail  dau3 hei3 jyun1 gaa1  dou4 qi4 yuan1 jia5 = sparring partner
detail  zou2 gaa1   = home, homeland, motherland, native soil
detail  can3 gaa1 lou5 je4   = master of related family
detail  san1 gaa1   = family origin; assets, one's total wealth
detail  aa3 gaa1   = husband's mother, auntie
detail  sau4 gaa1   = one's enemy
detail  bun2 gaa1  ben3 jia1 = distant relative with the same family name
detail  gaau3 juk6 gaa1  jiao4 yu4 jia1 = educationist
detail  siu2 gaa1 din6   = gadgetry
detail  aa3 taai3 gwok3 gaa1  ya3 tai4 guo2 jia1 (Taiwan), ya4 tai4 guo2 jia1 (PRC) = Asian-Pacific country; Asian-Pacific nation
detail  aa3 zau1 gwok3 gaa1  ya3 zhou1 guo2 jia1 (Taiwan), ya4 zhou1 guo2 jia1 (PRC) = Asian country; Asian nation
detail  jan4 leoi6 hok6 gaa1  ren2 lei4 xue2 jia1 = anthropologist
detail  gwok3 gaa1 on1 cyun4  guo2 jia1 an1 quan2 = national security
detail  gwok3 gaa1 gei1 mat6  guo2 jia1 ji1 mi4 = state secret
detail  gaa1 si6  jia1 shi4 = housework
detail  gaa1 fo2  jia1 huo5 = a tool, utensil, weapon; a guy, a chap (derogatory)
detail  gaa1 seon3  jia1 xin4 = letter (to or from) home
detail  gaa1 ting4 zok3 jip6  jia1 ting2 zuo4 ye4 = homework
detail  gaa1 ting4 gaau3 si1  jia1 ting2 jiao4 shi1 = tutor
detail  gaa1 ting4 siu1 fai3 ze2  jia1 ting2 xiao1 fei4 zhe3 = household consumer
detail  gaa1 kam4  jia1 qin2 = poultry; domestic fowl
detail  gaa1 pou2  jia1 pu3 = family tree
detail  gaa1 hoeng1 gai1  jia1 xiang1 ji1 = Kentucky Fried Chicken, "home town chicken"
detail  gaa1 mun4  jia1 men2 = house door; family clan
detail  siu2 syut3 gaa1  xiao3 shuo1 jia1 = novelist
detail  sam1 lei5 hok6 gaa1  xin1 li3 xue2 jia1 = a psychologist
detail  bing1 gaa1  bing1 jia1 = military strategist in ancient China; military commander; soldier
detail  kek6 zok3 gaa1  ju4 zuo4 jia1 = a playwright
detail  cin1 gaa1 maan6 wu6  qian1 jia1 wan4 hu4 = (saying) every family
detail  bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1  ban4 lu4 chu1 jia1 = without solid foundation; switch to a job one was not trained for
detail  tin1 man4 hok6 gaa1  tian1 wen2 xue2 jia1 = astronomer
detail  on1 gaa1  an1 jia1 = settle down; set up a home
detail  gung1 jip6 faa3 gwok3 gaa1  gong1 ye4 hua4 guo2 jia1 = industrialized country
detail  sou3 hok6 gaa1  shu4 xue2 jia1 = mathematician
detail  hat6 gwok3 gaa1  he2 guo2 jia1 = nuclear nations
detail  lik6 si2 hok6 gaa1  li4 shi3 xue2 jia1 = historian
detail  faat3 daat6 gwok3 gaa1  fa1 da2 guo2 jia1 = developed nation
detail  ham6 gaa1   = whole family
detail  gaa1 din6  jia1 dian4 = household electrical appliances
detail  sang1 mat6 hok6 gaa1  sheng1 wu4 xue2 jia1 = biologist
detail  wong4 gaa1  wang2 jia1 = princely
detail  mou4 gaa1 ho2 gwai1  wu2 jia1 ke3 gui1 = homeless
detail  cau1 zoeng6 paai3*1 waa6*2 gaa1  chou1 xiang4 pai4 hua4 jia1 = abstractionist (painter)
detail  pai1 ping4 gaa1  pi1 ping2 jia1 = critic
detail  on1 gaa1 lok6 wu6  an1 jia1 luo4 hu4 = make one's home in a place; settle
detail  po4 gaa1  po2 jia5 = husband's family
detail  neoi5 gun2 gaa1  nv3 guan3 jia1 = housekeeper
detail  dei6 zan3 hok6 gaa1  di4 zhen4 xue2 jia1 = seismologist; earthquake scientist
detail  dei6 zat1 hok6 gaa1  di4 zhi4 xue2 jia1 = geologist
detail  si2 gaa1  shi3 jia1 = historian
detail  faa3 hok6 gaa1  hua4 xue2 jia1 = chemist
detail  soeng2 gaa1  xiang3 jia1 = think of one's home, be homesick
detail  zoeng1 gaa1 hau2  zhang1 jia1 kou3 = Kalgan or Zhangjiakou [lit., Zhang Family Pass] (an important town in northern Hebei Province)
detail  gaa1 ting4 gai3 waak6  jia1 ting2 ji4 hua4 = family planning
detail  kei5 jip6 gaa1  qi3 ye4 jia1 = [n] entrepreneur; industrialist
detail  diu1 hak1 gaa1  diao1 ke4 jia1 = sculptor
detail  ci4 sin6 gaa1  ci2 shan4 jia1 = [n] philanthropist
detail  faat3 zin2 zung1 gwok3 gaa1  fa1 zhan3 zhong1 guo2 jia1 = developing country
detail  faat3 ming4 gaa1  fa1 ming2 jia1 = inventor
detail  zing1 san4 hok6 gaa1  jing1 shen2 xue2 jia1 = psychologist
detail  mou5 dou6 gaa1  wu3 dao4 jia1 (Taiwan), wu3 dao3 jia1 (PRC) = dancer
detail  ngai6 seot6 gaa1  yi4 shu4 jia1 = artist
detail  ping4 leon6 gaa1  ping2 lun4 jia1 = critic; reviewer
detail  jyu5 jin4 hok6 gaa1  yu3 yan2 xue2 jia1 = linguist
detail  wan6 dung6 gaa1  yun4 dong4 jia1 = athlete; sportsman
detail  ji1 hok6 gaa1  yi1 xue2 jia1 = medical scientist
detail  ji1 hok6 zyun1 gaa1  yi1 xue2 zhuan1 jia1 = medical expert; medical specialist
detail  ngan4 hong4 gaa1  yin2 hang2 jia1 = banker
detail  gong3 kam4 gaa1  gang1 qin2 jia1 = pianist
detail  jyu6 jin4 gaa1  yu4 yan2 jia1 = prophet
detail  mou6 him2 gaa1  mao4 xian3 jia1 = an adventurer
detail  zok3 kuk1 gaa1  zuo4 qu3 jia1 = a composer (of music)
detail  sau1 cong4 gaa1  shou1 cang2 jia1 = a collector (e.g., of artworks)
detail  zung1 gwok3 zyun1 gaa1   = China specialist
detail  jan4 hau2 hok6 gaa1   = demographer
detail  ngai6 zou6 man4 gin6*2 zyun1 gaa1  wei3 zao4 wen2 jian4 zhuan1 jia1 = an expert document forger
detail  lei4 gaa1 ceot1 zau2 dik1 siu3 nin4   = runaway teenager
detail  ding1 si1 gaa1 ting4  ding1 si1 jia1 ting2 = DINS (Double Income No Sex)
detail  san4 hok6 gaa1   = theologians
detail  jam1 hoeng2 gaa1   = acoustician
detail  jung2 jau5 hat6 mou5 dik1 gwok3 gaa1   = nuclear powers
detail  jin2 zau3 gaa1  yan3 zou4 jia1 = performer, player
detail  wai4 cyun4 hok6 gaa1  yi2 chuan2 xue2 jia1 = geneticist
detail  gei1 jan1 hok6 gaa1   = geneticist
detail  gaa1 ting4 din6 hei3   = electrical appliances, household appliances
detail  fei1 haang4 zyun1 gaa1   = aviation experts
detail  hong4 hung1 zyun1 gaa1   = aviation experts
detail  fan1 lit6 gwok3 gaa1   = secession
detail  dei6 haa6*2 zong1 gaa1   = underground bookmakers
detail  jing4 joeng5 hok6 gaa1   = dietician
detail  lei4 gaa1 ceot1 zau2  li2 jia1 chu1 zou3 = run away from home
detail  fung1 seoi2 hok6 gaa1   = fung shui practitioner
detail  daai6 tai4 kam4 gaa1   = cellist
detail  dung6 mat6 hok6 gaa1   = zoologist
detail  dung6 mat6 zyun1 gaa1  dong4 wu4 zhuan1 jia1 = animal experts
detail  tin1 hei3 zyun1 gaa1   = weather scientist
detail  hei3 hau6 hok6 gaa1   = climatologist
detail  hei3 zoeng6 hok6 gaa1   = meteorologist
detail  faat3 ji1 zyun1 gaa1   = forensic expert
detail  lou5 jan4 hok6 gaa1   = gerontologist
detail  jyun4 ngai6 hok6 gaa1   = horticulturalist
detail  faan6 zeoi6 hok6 gaa1   = a criminologist
detail  zing3 zi6 hok6 gaa1   = political scientist
detail  zyun1 laan4 zok3 gaa1   = columnist
detail  caau2 gaa1   = speculator
detail  daai6 gaa1 ze2*1   = eldest sister of the family
detail  baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1  bai2 shou3 qi3 jia1 = to start from scratch; to build from nothing
detail  haak3 gaa1 jan4  ke4 jia1 ren2 = a Hakka person
detail  man4 ming4 gwok3 gaa1   = civilized countries, civilized states
detail  man4 zuk6 gwok3 gaa1  min2 zu2 guo2 jia1 = nation-state
detail  zou6 gaa1 fo3   = to do homework [澳門 usage]
detail  zau1 gaa1 kyun4   = Jow Ga (a form of Kung Fu)
detail  gaa1 hoeng1 coi3   = home style cooking
detail  to4 seoi1 gaa1   = [n] a person who brings bad luck
detail  ngoi6 gaau1 gaa1  wai4 jiao1 jia1 = a diplomat
detail  ji4 fo1 zyun1 gaa1  er2 ke1 zhuan1 jia1 = [n] a pediatrician, a paediatrician
detail  jing1 lyun4 bong1 gwok3 gaa1   = [n] the British Commonwealth
detail  jam2 gaa1   = [n] a person who appreciates fine drink
detail  joeng5 gaa1   = [v] to support one's family
detail  jyu4 gaa1   = [n] a Confucian scholar; a follower of Confucianism
detail  jyu4 gaa1 si1 soeng2   = [n] Confucianism
detail  jyu5 jam1 hok6 gaa1   = [n] a phonetician
detail  zi3 gaa1   = [v] to set up a home; to marry a wife
detail  haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4  xian2 hua4 jia1 chang2 = chat; chit-chat; small talk
detail 便  gaa1 soeng4 bin6 faan6  jia1 chang2 bian4 fan4 = a simple, homestyle meal; a commonplace occurrence
detail  gaa1 gaa1 wu6 wu6  jia1 jia1 hu4 hu4 = every household
detail  gung1 gaa1  gong1 jia1 = [old usage] the state; the public; the organization
detail  hou2 gaa1 fo2  hao3 jia1 huo3 = [interj.] good god; good lord; good heavens
detail  gaa1 hau2  jia1 kou3 = members of a family; the number of people in the family
detail  gaa1 sat1  jia1 shi4 = (husband and) wife
detail  gaa1 siu2  jia1 xiao3 = wife and children
detail  gaa1 syu1  jia1 shu1 = a letter home; a letter from home
detail  gaa1 jip6  jia1 ye4 = family property; property
detail  gaa1 faat3  jia1 fa3 = domestic discipline exercised by the head of a feudal household; a rod for punishing children or servants in a feudal family
detail  sing4 ming4 sing4 gaa1  cheng2 ming2 cheng2 jia1 = establish one's reputation as an authority
detail  dung1 gaa1  dong1 jia5 = a form of address formerly used by an employee to his employer or a tenant-peasant to his landlord; master, boss
detail  dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2  dang1 jia1 zuo4 zhu3 = be master in one's own house; be the master of one's own affairs (or destiny)
detail  faat3 gaa1  fa1 jia1 = build up a family fortune
detail  syun4 gaa1  chuan2 jia1 = one who owns a boat and makes a living as a boatman; boatman
detail  diu1 hak1 gaa1  diao1 ke1 jia1 (Taiwan), diao1 ke4 jia1 (PRC) = a sculptor
detail  gaak3 ming6 gaa1  ge2 ming4 jia1 = revolutionist
detail  gwan1 si6 gaa1  jun1 shi4 jia1 = militarist; strategist
detail  hon1 gaa1  kan1 jia1 = look after the house; mind the house; outstanding (ability); special (skill)
detail  saan2 man4 gaa1  san3 wen2 jia1 = prosaist; proser
detail  syu1 faat3 gaa1  shu1 fa3 jia1 = a calligrapher
detail  si1 soeng2 gaa1  si1 xiang3 jia1 = ideologist; thinker
detail  tou2 zyun1 gaa1  tu3 zhuan1 jia1 = self-taught expert; local expert
detail  je5 sam1 gaa1  ye3 xin1 jia1 = careerist
detail  zoi6 gaa1  zai4 jia1 = be at home; be in; [religion] remain a layman
detail  jam1 mau4 gaa1  yin1 mou2 jia1 = conspirator; schemer
detail  naam4 gou1 jam1 jin2 coeng3 gaa1  nan2 gao1 yin1 yan3 chang4 jia1 = a tenorist
detail  baai6 gaa1 zing1   = a spendthrift; the black sheep of the family
detail  bai6 gaa1 fo2   = disastrous
detail  caa4 gaa1 zaak6   = to be over-inquisitive; make a thorough inquiry into sb
detail  caak3 gaa1  chai1 jia1 = a distributor of drugs, a drug dealer, a drug pusher
detail  ci1 gaa1   = a homebody (sb who never wants to leave the house)
detail  san1 faat3 gaa1   = an inventor
detail  gaa1 po4*2   = mother-in-law (husband's mother)
detail  gaa1 jung4  jia1 yong1 = a servant
detail  gaa1 je4 zai2 naa2   = of the same family; of one family; a household
detail  gaa1 fei4 uk1 jeon6   = a prosperous family
detail  jyun4 ngai6 gaa1   = horticulturist
detail  seoi2 man4 hok6 gaa1   = hydrologist
detail  sang1 taai3 hok6 gaa1  sheng1 tai4 xue2 jia1 = ecologist
detail  sip3 jing2 gaa1  she4 ying3 jia1 = photographer
detail  loeng5 gaa1   = two people, two (sides) of; (placename) Leung Ka
detail  duk6 coi4 gwok3 gaa1  du2 cai2 guo2 jia1 = dictatorship country
detail  si1 gaa1 zing1 taam3  si1 jia1 zhen1 tan4 = private investigator ; private detective
detail  wui4 lou5 gaa1  hui2 lao3 jia1 = go back to hometown
detail  hon3 hok6 gaa1  han4 xue2 jia1 = sinologist , sinologue
detail  dou6 gaa1 si1 soeng2  dao4 jia1 si1 xiang3 = [Chinese philosophy] Taoist / Daoist thinking
detail  dou6 gaa1  dao4 jia1 = Daoism / Taoism
detail  m4 ci1 gaa1   = always not at home
detail 西  sai1 fong1 gwok3 gaa1  xi1 fang1 guo2 jia1 = occident, western countries, western world
detail  au1 mei5 gwok3 gaa1  ou1 mei3 guo2 jia1 = occident, western countries, western world
detail  zim1 sing1 gaa1  zhan4 xing1 jia1 = astrologer; astrologist; chaldee
detail  si1 gaa1 beng6  si1 jia1 bing4 = homesickness; country sickness; nostalgia
detail  si1 gaa1  si1 jia1 = nostalgia; homesickness
detail  zyu6 gaa1 coi3  zhu4 jia1 cai4 = home-made meal
detail  maan6 waa6*2 gaa1  man4 hua4 jia1 = cartoonist; manga / comic book creator
detail  neoi5 gaa1 zoeng2  nv3 jia1 chang2 = matriarch
detail  gaa1 dong3  jia1 dang4 = familial property; belongings
detail  gaa1 leoi5  jia1 li3 = home
detail  daa2 gaa1 gip3 se3  da3 jia1 jie2 she4 = loot; plunder
detail  jyu4 sou2 gaa1 zan1  ru2 shu3 jia1 zhen1 = very familiar with one's subject; literal: as if enumerating one's family valuables;
detail  daan6 gaa1   = boat dwellers; Tanka
detail 西  dung1 gaa1 m4 daa2 daa2 sai1 gaa1   = I don't care about this job
detail  teng5 gaa1   = boat dwellers; Tanka
detail  saa2 gaa1   = skillful, accomplished
detail  duk6 gaa1  du2 jia1 = exclusive, sole, unique
detail  sing4 gaa1 laap6 jip6  cheng2 jia1 li4 ye4 = to marry and embark on a career
detail  sing4 gaa1 laap6 sat1  cheng2 jia1 li4 shi4 = to get married and establish a home
detail  jeng4 gaa1 tung1 hek3  ying2 jia1 tong1 chi1 = winner takes all
detail  dau3 gaa1 si1   = to make furniture
detail  gaa1 si1  jia1 si1 = family property
detail  cyun4 gaa1 fuk1  quan2 jia1 fu2 = family portrait
detail  gaa1 soeng4 siu2 coi3  jia1 chang2 xiao3 cai4 = homely fare; plain dishes
detail  gaa1 soeng4 waa6  jia1 chang2 hua4 = chat; chit-chat; small talk
detail  naam4 gaa1  nan2 jia1 = the husband's family
detail  daan6 ga1   = boat dwellers; Tanka
detail  gaa1 geoi1  jia1 ju1 = domestic
detail  gaa1 maau1  jia1 mao1 = domestic cat
detail  zeon2 maai5 gaa1  zhun3 mai3 jia1 = prospective buyer
detail  tong4 gaa1 ze2*1  tang2 jia1 jie3 = paternal elder female cousin
detail  tin1 tai2 mat6 lei5 hok6 gaa1  tian1 ti3 wu4 li3 xue2 jia1 = an astrophysicist
detail  nung4 gaa1  nong2 jia1 = farmhouse; peasant family; Agriculturalists (pre-Han school of thought)
detail  nung4 gaa1 neoi5*2  nong2 jia1 nv3 = peasant girl
detail  bai6 gaa1 leu1   = oh shit; calamitous
detail  siu3 dung1 gaa1  shao3 dong1 jia5 = young master
detail  king1 gaa1 dong6 caan2  qing1 jia1 dang4 chan3 = lose all one's possesions; be reduced to ruin and poverty
detail  duk6 gaa1 cyun1  du2 jia1 cun1 = hermit; a non-sociable, isolated and detached person
detail  ceot1 gaa1 jan4  chu1 jia1 ren2 = buddhist monk
detail  cau2 fu5 zung1 seoi1 gin3 gaa1 jung1  chou3 fu4 zhong1 zu1 jian4 jia1 weng1 = sooner or later one's shortcomings and faults will be shown to others
detail  ji4 siu3 fong1 gaa1  yi2 xiao4 fang1 jia1 = a novice making a fool of himself
detail  zeoi3 bat1 faat3 daat6 gwok3 gaa1  zui4 bu4 fa1 da2 guo2 jia1 = least-developed country, LDC
detail  jung6 gaa1   = user (computer)
detail  jung6 gaa1 tai2 jim6   = user experience (computer)
detail  gun2 gaa1  guan3 jia1 = housekeeper, chamberlain
detail  gaa1 po3 jan4 mong4  jia1 po4 ren2 wang2 = with one's house in ruins and family members dead
detail  taam3 him2 gaa1  tan4 xian3 jia1 = explorer
detail  kwai4 gaa1 daai3 gyun3  xie2 [PRC] / xi1 [TW] jia1 dai4 juan4 = to take one's family and relatives somewhere
detail  baa6 zyut6 baak3 gaa1 duk6 zyun1 jyu4 seot6  ba4 chu4 bai3 jia1 du2 zun1 ru2 shu4 = Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian
detail  gaa1 zoeng2 jat6  jia1 zhang3 ri4 = parents day (at school)
detail  daan6 gaa1 waa6*2   = Tanka dialect
detail  si1 gaa1 lou6   = private road
detail  si1 gaa1 ji1 jyun6*2   = private hospital
detail  san1 gaa1 sing3 ming6 coi4 caan2   = everything one has
detail  gaa1 zoeng2 zi2 jan5  jia1 zhang3 zhi3 yin3 = parental guidance
detail  gaa1 cou4 uk1 bai3  jia1 cao2 wu1 bi4 = discord at home; a quarrelsome home; a home filled with constant noise and arguing
detail  siu2 hong1 zi1 gaa1  xiao3 kang1 zhi1 jia1 = a family that's not poor yet not rich; a family with a modest income; a family that lives comfortably off
detail  gaa1 gyun3  jia1 juan4 = 1. family members 2. wife
detail  beng2 gaa1  bing3 jia1 = a store that sells cakes,pastries, cookies, mooncakes etc.
detail  haan1 gaa1  qian1 jia1 = 1.) a thrifty person; a frugal person 2.) frugal; thrifty
detail  gaa1 din6  jia1 dian4 = funeral wake
detail  sang1 lei5 hok6 gaa1  sheng1 li3 xue2 jia1 = physiologist
detail  sai3 gaa1  shi4 jia1 = family with a hereditary skill
detail  baak3 gaa1 sing3  bai3 jia1 xing4 = the hundred family surnames
detail  daai6 gaa1 gam2 waa6   = the same to you; the same goes for you too
detail  gaa1 ting4 ji1 saang1  jia1 ting2 yi1sheng1 = family doctor; family practitioner
detail  gwok3 gaa1 daai6 si6  guo2 jia1 da4 shi4 = the major affairs of nation; important issues pertaining to a nation
detail  gaa1 fong2  jia1 fang3 = home visitation
detail  gaa1 bou6  jia1 bao4 = domestic violence
detail  jat1 gaa1 zi1 zyu2  yi1jia1 zhi1 zhu3 = the head of the family
detail  bou2 gaa1 wai6 gwok3  bao3 jia1 wei4 guo2 = protect ones' family and country
detail  gaa1 ging2  jia1 jing4 = family situation; family circumstances
detail  gung1 gaa1 gei1 gwaan1  gong1 jia1 ji1 guan1 = government institution
detail  san1 gaa1 sing3 ming6  shen1 jia1 xing4 ming4 = the safety of oneself and that of one's family
detail  baa2 gaa1  ba3 jia1 = run a household; keep house
detail  jyun1 gaa1  yuan1 jia5 = enemy / foe / (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
detail  syu1 waa6*2 gaa1  shu1 hua4 jia1 = calligrapher and painter
detail  sei3 hoi2 jat1 gaa1  si4 hai3 yi1 jia1 = the world is a big family
detail  gaa1 zuk6 syu6  jia1 zu2 shu4 = a family tree
detail  fu3 gaa1 zi2  fu4 jia1 zi3 = a son born to a rich family
detail  lou1 gaa1  lao1 jia1 = a thug; a triad member
detail  wong4 gaa1 saam1  huang2 jia1 shan1 = prision uniform
detail  oi1 gaa1  ai1 jia1 = I; me (personal pronoun of widowed empress)
detail  si2 hok6 gaa1  shi3 xue2 jia1 = historian
detail  sei3 ji6 jat1 gaa1 ting4  si4 er4 yi1 jia1 ting2 = 421 family
detail  gaa1 dai2  jia1 di3 = accumulated family wealth
detail  zoi6 zik1 gaa1 ting4 zeon1 tip3  zai4 zhi2 jia1 ting2 jin1 tie1 = Working Family Allowance
detail  jat1 gaa1 fu3 gwai3   = the whole family prospers
detail  gwai1 gaa1  gui1 jia1 = return home
detail  ging1 zai3 hok6 gaa1  jing1 ji4 xue2 jia1 = economist
detail  deoi3 gaa1  dui3 jia1 = (mahjong) the player opposite you
detail  haan4 gaa1  xian2 jia1 = (mahjong) non-banker/non-dealer
detail  soeng6 gaa1  shang4 jia1 = (mahjong) the player before you
detail  gwok3 gaa1 biu1 zeon2 maa5  guo2 jia1 biao1 zhun3 ma3 = GB (Guo Biao) code; GB encoding standard
detail  man4 jung6 hat6 gwok3 gaa1  min2 yong4 he2 guo2 jia1 = civil nuclear power
detail  jyun4 zi2 fo1 hok6 gaa1  yuan2 zi3 ke1 xue2 jia1 = atomic scientist; nuclear scientist
detail  jyun4 zi2 fo1 hok6 gaa1 tung1 bou3  yuan2 zi3 ke1 xue2 jia1 tong1 bao4 = Journal of Atomic Scientists
detail  zoeng1 gaa1 hau2 dei6 keoi1  Zhang1 jia1 kou3 di4 qu1 = [n] Zhangjiakou district (district in Hebei)
detail  jau5 hat6 gwok3 gaa1  you3 he2 guo2 jia1 = nuclear weapon states
detail  beng6 duk6 hok6 gaa1  bing4 du2 xue2 jia1 = virologist (person who studies viruses)
detail  haau2 gaa1  qiao3 jia1 = Qiaojia (place in Yunnan)
detail  ng5 gaa1 keoi4  wu3 jia1 qu2 = Wujiaqu (place in Xinjiang)
detail  zoeng1 gaa1 gong2  zhang1 jia1 gang3 = Zhangjiagang (city in Jiangsu)
detail  hoeng1 gong2 gaa1 syu1   = Hong Kong Letter
detail  jat1 go3 zyu2 kyun4 duk6 laap6 dik1 gwok3 gaa1   = an independent, sovereign country
detail  zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 gung1 soeng1 hang4 zing3 gun2 lei5 guk6*2   = State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the PRC
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 gwok3 gaa1   = Islamic nations
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 san4 hok6 gaa1   = mullahs
detail  wong4 gaa1 nei4 bok6 ji5 hong4 hung1   = Royal Nepal Airlines
detail  wong4 gaa1 joek3 daan3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1   = Royal Jordanian
detail 西  sai1 baan1 ngaa4 gwok3 gaa1 hong4 hung1   = Iberia (Airlines)
detail  ngoi6 gaau1 zing3 caak3 fan1 sik1 gaa1   = foreign-policy analyst
detail  seoi6 din2 wong4 gaa1 fo1 hok6 jyun6*2   = the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
detail  zung3 hap6 gaa1 ting4 fuk6 mou6 zung1 sam1   = Integrated Family Services Centre
detail  gwok3 gaa1 dei6 lei5 zaap6 zi3   = National Geographic
detail  daai6 gaa1 lok6  da4 jia1 le4 = Cafe De Coral
detail  fei1 zau1 gwok3 gaa1   = African countries
detail  loeng4 gaa1 fai1  liang2 jia1 hui1 = Tony Leung Ka-fai
detail  heoi2 gaa1 tyun4   = Xu Jiatun (former member of the CPC Central Committee)
detail  jau4 taai3 gwok3 gaa1   = Jewish state
detail  gaa1 mou6 zo6 lei5 fuk6 mou6   = Home Help Service
detail  gaa1 ting4 fuk6 mou6 zung1 sam1   = Family Services Centre
detail  gu2 sang1 mat6 hok6 gaa1  gu3 sheng1 wu4 xue2 jia1 = palaeontologist, paleontologist; paleobiologist
detail  taai3 coeng1 beng2 gaa1  tai4 chang1 bing3 jia1 = Tai Cheong Bakery [custard tart shop in HK]
detail  hoi2 haap6 kwan4 dou2 gwok3 gaa1 gung1 jyun4*2  hai3 xia2 qun2 dao3 guo2 jia1 gong1 yuan2 = Channel Islands National Park
detail  wong4 gaa1 keoi1  huang2 jia1 ju1 = Wong Ka Kui, singer song writer for Beyond Band
detail  wong4 gaa1 wai6   = Wong Kar-Wai
detail  jyu5 man4 hok6 gaa1  yu3 wen2 xue2 jia1 = philologist
detail  zoeng1 gaa1 cyun1  zhang1 jia1 chuan1 = Zhangjiachuan (in Gansu province)
detail  tou2 gaa1 zuk6  tu3 jia1 zu2 = the Tujia nationality distributed over Hunan and Hubei
detail  jam1 joeng4 gaa1  yin1 yang2 jia1 = the yin-yang School; the School of Positive and Negative Forces (in the Period of the Warring States, 475-221 B.C.)
detail  zung1 waang4 gaa1  zong1 heng2 jia1 (Taiwan), zong4 heng2 jia1 (PRC) = Political Strategists (in the Warring States Period, 475-221 B.C.)
detail  faat3 gaa1  fa3 jia1 = Legalists (a school of thought in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, 770-221 B.C.)
detail  gwok3 gaa1 pou2 tung1 waa6*2 seoi2 ping4 haau2 si5  guo2 jia1 pu3 tong1 hua4 shui3 ping2 kao3 shi4 = National Proficiency Test of Putonghua
detail  gat1 je5 gaa1  ji2 ye3 jia1 = Yoshinoya
detail  gwok3 gaa1 hoi1 faat3 ngan4 hong4  guo2 jia1 kai1 fa1 yin2 hang2 = China Development Bank
detail  hung4 gaa1 kyun4  hong2 jia1 quan2 = Hung Gar Kung Fu , a traditional southern Kung Fu style
detail  zau1 gaa1 tong4 long4 kyun4  zhou1 jia1 tang2 lang2 quan2 = Chow Gar Praying Mantis , a traditional Hakka Kung Fu style
detail  zyu1 gaa1 tong4 long4 kyun4  zhu1 jia1 tang2 lang2 quan2 = Chu Gar Praying Mantis Kung Fu , a traditional Hakka Kung Fu style
detail  wong4 sek6 gwok3 gaa1 gung1 jyun4*2   = Yellowstone National Park
detail  ji4 gaa1  yi2 jia1 = IKEA
detail  sing3 gaa1 ji1 ce1 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1  sheng4 jia1 yi1 che1 you3 xian4 gong1 si1 = Singer company
detail  jyun1 gaa1 ji4 gaai2 bat1 ji4 git3  yuan1 jia1 yi2 jie3 bu4 yi2 jie2 = better friends than enemies
detail  sat6 jip6 gaa1  shi2 ye4 jia1 = businessman
detail  gaa1 geoi1 fuk6  jia1 ju1 fu2 = leisure wear; homewear; homy wear
detail  hoeng1 gong2 gaa1 ting4 gai3 waak6 zi2 dou6 wui6*2   = The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong
detail  gaa1 fu6  jia1 fu4 = my father
detail  gaa1 mou5  jia1 mu3 = my mother [polite]
detail  cat1 sap6 ji6 gaa1 fong4 haak3  qi1 shi2 er4 jia1 fang2 ke4 = The House of 72 Tenants
detail  gaa1 suk6 ze6 lai5   jia1 shu3 xie4 li3 = the family thanks/acknowledges the courtesy
detail  wong4 gaa1 daat6  huang2 jia1 da2 = Carter Wong, Huang Chia Da
detail  gaa1 lok6 fuk1  jia1 le4 fu2 = Carrefour
detail  gaa1 ting4 gong1 wai6*2 kei4 si6 tiu4 lai6  jia1 ting2 gang1 wei4 qi2 shi4 tiao2 li4 = the Family Status Discrimination Ordinance
detail  noi6 gaa1 kyun4  nei4 jia1 quan2 = internal martial arts styles
detail  ngoi6 gaa1 kyun4  wai4 jia1 quan2 = external martial arts styles
detail  lau4 gaa1 fai1  liu2 jia1 hui1 = Gordon Liu, Liu Chia-Hui
detail  lau4 gaa1 loeng4  liu2 jia1 liang2 = Lau Kar-leung, Liu Chia-liang
detail  zoeng1 gaa1 gaai3  zhang1 jia1 jie4 = Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan
detail  man4 gaa1  min2 jia1 = commoner's house (minka); Bai ethnic group
detail  gwan1 gaa1  jun1 jia1 = military people
detail  wan1 gaa1 bou2  wen1 jia1 bao3 = Wen Jiabao (Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China)
detail  zung1 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 jyun4 zi6 nang4 gei1 kau3  zhong1 guo2 guo2 jia1 yuan2 zi4 neng2 ji1 gou4 = China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)
detail 貿  gwok3 gaa1 ging1 zai3 mau6 jik6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2  guo2 jia1 jing1 ji4 mao4 yi4 wei3 yuan2 hui4 = State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC)
detail 貿  gwok3 gaa1 gwan1 ban2 mau6 jik6 guk6  guo2 jia1 jun1 pin3 mao4 yi4 ju2 = State Bureau of Military Products Trade (SBMPT)
detail 貿  gwok3 gaa1 gwan1 ban2 mau6 jik6 gun2 lei5 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2  guo2 jia1 jun1 pin3 mao4 yi4 guan3 li3 wei3 yuan2 hui4 = State Administration Committee on Military Products Trade (SACMPT)
detail  dung1 naam4 aa3 gwok3 gaa1 lyun4 mang4  dong1 nan2 ya4 guo2 jia1 lian2 meng2 = ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
detail  coeng4 joeng4 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6  chang2 yang2 Tu3 jia1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Changyang Tujiazu autonomous county (county in Hubei)
detail  ng5 fung1 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6  wu3 feng1 tu3 jia1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Wufeng Tujiazu autonomous county (county in Hubei)
detail  zoeng1 gaa1 cyun1 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6  zhang1 jia1 chuan1 hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county (county in Gansu)
detail  gwok3 gaa1 zyu2 zik6 gong1 zaak6 man4  guo2 jia1 zhu3 xi2 jiang1 ze2 min2 = President Jiang Zemin
detail  gwok3 gaa1 tou2 dei6 gun2 lei5 guk6*2   = State Bureau of Land Administration
detail  gwok3 gaa1 gaau3 juk6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = State Education Commission
detail  gwok3 gaa1 man4 zuk6 si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = State Nationalities Affairs Commission
detail  gwok3 gaa1 fo1 hok6 gei6 seot6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = State Science and Technology Commission
detail  gwok3 gaa1 fo1 hok6 gei6 seot6 gung1 jip6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence
detail  gwok3 gaa1 gai3 waak6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = State Planning Commission
detail  gwok3 gaa1 gai3 waak6 saang1 juk6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = State Family Planning Commission
detail  gwok3 gaa1 ji1 joek6 gun2 lei5 guk6*2   = State Pharmaceutical Administration
detail  gwok3 gaa1 tai2 juk6 wan6 dung6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = State Physical Culture and Sports Commission
detail  gwok3 gaa1 gwong2 bo3 gung1 si1  guo2 jia1 guang3 bo1 gong1 si1 = National Broadcasting Company
detail  mei5 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 biu1 zeon2 hok6 wui6*2  mei3 guo2 guo2 jia1 biao1 zhun3 xue2 hui4 = American National Standards Institute
detail  jyut6 naam4 gwok3 gaa1 hong4 hung1  yue4 nan2 guo2 jia1 hang2 kong1 = Vietnam Airlines
detail  faat3 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 tou4 syu1 gun2  fa4/3 (Taiwan/PRC) guo2 guo2 jia1 tu2 shu1 guan3 = Bibliothèque nationale de France
detail  mei5 gwok3 fo1 hok6 gaa1 lyun4 mang4  mei3 guo2 ke1 xue2 jia1 lian2 meng2 = Federation of American Scientists
detail  jing1 gwok3 wong4 gaa1 hok6 wui6*2  ying1 guo2 huang2 jia1 xue2 hui4 = Royal Society
detail  zung1 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 tou4 syu1 gun2  zhong1 guo2 guo2 jia1 tu2 shu1 guan3 = Chinese National Library
detail  ji4 gaa1 gaa1 geoi1  yi2 jia1 jia1 ju1 = IKEA
detail  lo4 gaa1 jing1  luo2 jia1 ying1 = Lo Ka Ying
detail  loeng4 gaa1 jan4  liang2 jia1 ren2 = Leung Ka-Yan (a.k.a., Bryan Leung)
detail  ng4 gaa1 lai6  wu2 jia1 li4 = Carrie Ng
detail  zoeng1 gaa1 fai1  zhang1 jia1 hui1 = Nick Cheung Ka Fai
detail  wong4 gaa1 dou2 coeng4   = Casino Royale
detail  gwok3 gaa1 sik6 ban2 joek6 ban2 gaam1 duk1 gun2 lei5 guk6*2  guo2 jia1 shi2 pin3 yao4 pin3 jian1 du1 guan3 li3 ju2 = PRC State Food and Drug Administration
detail  gwok3 gaa1 hong4 tin1 guk6*2  guo2 jia1 hang2 tian1 ju2 = China National Space Administration (the PRC space agency)
detail  gwok3 gaa1 zat1 loeng6 gaam1 duk1 gim2 jim6 gim2 jik6 zung2 guk6*2  guo2 jia1 zhi4 liang4 jian1 du1 jian3 yan4 jian3 yi4 zong3 ju2 = AQSIQ; PRC State Administration of Quality Supervision and Quarantine
detail  zung1 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 waan4 bou2 guk6  zhong1 guo2 guo2 jia1 huan2 bao3 ju2 = PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
detail  zung1 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 waan4 ging2 bou2 wu6 zung2 guk6  zhong1 guo2 guo2 jia1 huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4 zong3 ju2 = PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
detail  lok3 gaa1 fai1  luo4 jia1 hui1 = Gary Locke, U. S. Ambassador to China 2011; former governor of Washington State, U. S.

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detail audio 而家幾點鐘? 而家三點三個字
What time is it now? It's a quarter past three.
detail audio 我哋而家出門[]
We're leaving now.
[literally, "We're going out the front door now." - the 口 is optional.]
detail audio 而家幾點()?
What is the time now?
detail 而家拍拖
I'm not dating her any more.
[Lit. I with her now don't have dating, i.e. we split up. 而家我同佢冇拍拖 is also valid.]
detail 而家日本
You're in Japan at the moment
[Lit. you now at Japan Std. Chinese: 你現在身處日本]
detail 而家兩個
It's ten to seven now.
[Lit. now different two [counter] five-minutes seven o'clock]
detail audio 而家決定
I have to decide now.
detail audio 邊一個國家
Which country are you from?
detail audio 希望大家輕鬆悠閑聖誕節
I hope we have a relaxing Christmas.
detail 希望大家輕鬆悠閒聖誕節
I hope we have a relaxing Christmas.
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