粵

家gaa1事si6

gaa1 si6jiā shì

English

  1. family matters
  2. family matters; domestic affairs; usually with a nuance that such matters are none of outsiders' business
  3. domestic affairs
  4. housework

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 家庭入面嘅事;通常帶有外人唔應該插手嘅含義

Examples

  • 我哋嘅家事唔使你理!

    Our family affairs are none of your business!

  • 好多人覺得家庭暴力係家事,所以就算見到都唔會去報警。

    Many think that domestic violence is a 'family matter', and therefore they would not report to the police even if they witnessed it.

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

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