粵

家gaa1境ging2

gaa1 ging2jiā jìng

English

  1. family financial situation
  2. wealthiness of a family, usually followed by adjectives like 富裕 fu3 jyu6 (rich), 清貧 cing1 pan4 (poor), or 一般 jat1 bun1 (normal)
  3. family circumstances

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 屋企財產嘅多少;通常後面會配搭富裕、清貧、一般呢啲形容詞

Examples

  • 佢家境富裕,出入有司機接送。

    He is from a rich family, he has a chauffeur to drive him around.

  • 我家境清貧,屋企連電視都冇。

    I'm from a poor family. I don't even have a TV set at home.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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