粵

身san1家gaa1

san1 gaa1shēn jiā

English

  1. oneself and one's family
  2. (noun) one's total personal assets; one's total wealth; family origin; family background
  3. family background
  4. pedigree
  5. one's property
  6. one's total assets
  7. one's net worth; entirety of one's assets

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 某一個人所擁有嘅全部資本(量詞:副)

Examples

  • 個阿伯坐擁巨額身家。

    The old man possesses great wealth.

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  • 佢嘅身家有五十六億。

    His net worth is $5.6 billion.

  • 吓,你輸晒成副身家?

    What? You lost all of your money?

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

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