粵

世sai3家gaa1

sai3 gaa1shì jiā

English

  1. family influential for generations
  2. aristocratic family
  3. a famous family in some field and with some history

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺某領域有名望、有歷史嘅家庭

Examples

  • 他在艺术世家长大。

    He was raised in an artistic family.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 醫學世家

    family of medical professionals

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

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