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家人

家人

Chinese

		home; family; -ist home; family; -ist; -er; -ian; measure word for stores and schools	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (家人)		家	人
anagram		人家

Noun

家人

one's family or family members

您家人身體都好嗎？ [MSC, trad.]

您家人身体都好吗？ [MSC, simp.]

Nín jiārén shēntǐ dōu hǎo ma? [Pinyin]

Is everyone in your family well?
(archaic) 37th hexagram of the I Ching
(archaic) domestic servant

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 屋企人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
家	人
Grade: 2	Grade: 1

Noun

家人 ‎(hiragana かじん, romaji kajin)

the family, one's family

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiārén

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ jan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kâ-ngìn
Min Nan (POJ): ka-jîn / ka-lîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jiārén
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaren
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    佳人
    家人
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: gā yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ga´ nginˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ ngin²
  - IPA: /ka²⁴ ɲin¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-jîn / ka-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: ka-jîn / ka-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kajiin, kaliin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑin²⁴/, /ka⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ d͡ʑin²⁴/, /ka³³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑin¹³/, /ka⁴⁴⁻²² lin¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡ʑin²⁴/, /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡ʑin²³/, /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²³/