居家

Chinese

		reside	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad. (居家)		居	家
anagram		家居

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jūjiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi¹ gaa¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ki-ka / kir-ka / ku-ka / ki-kee

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jūjiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyujia
    • Wade–Giles: chü¹-chia¹
    • Yale: jyū-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiujia
    • Palladius: цзюйцзя (czjujczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: geoi¹ gaa¹
    • Yale: gēui gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goey¹ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gêu¹ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-ka
    • Tâi-lô: ki-ka
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'kaf
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ ka⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kir-ka
    • Tâi-lô: kir-ka
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɯ³³ ka³³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ku-ka
    • Tâi-lô: ku-ka
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ku'kaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ku⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ku⁴⁴⁻³³ ka⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-kee
    • Tâi-lô: ki-kee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

Verb

居家

1. to stay at home; to live at home

Adjective

居家

1. (attributive) household; living; in-home

   居家設計／居家设计  ―  jūjiā shèjì  ―  interior design; home design

2. (colloquial) good at housekeeping; good at keeping house

Synonyms

• (good at housekeeping): 持家 (chíjiā)