粵

同tung4堂tong4

tung4 tong4tóng táng

English

  1. to live under the same roof (of different generations)
  2. different generations within the same extended family come together; literally: in the same hall

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 同一家族幾代人聚埋一齊

Examples

  • 四代同堂

    four generations in one house

  • 爺孫同堂

    paternal grandfather and grandchild come together

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

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