粵

家gaa1宅zaak6

gaa1 zaak6gaa1 zaak2jiā zhái

English

  1. home
  2. residence
  3. house
  4. literally, one's dwelling; used figuratively to refer to family and personal background

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 字面指一個人住嘅地方；引申指關於屋企同個人嘅背景

Examples

  • 查家宅

    to do a thorough background check on a person and his/her family

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

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