Chinese

Noun

家裡

1. home, family

   他家裡有錢。 / 他家里有钱。  ―  Tā jiālǐ yǒuqián.  ―  His family is very rich.

   家裡不止一個人。 / 家里不止一个人。  ―  Jiālǐ bùzhǐ yī ge rén.  ―  There is more than one person (living) in the household.

2. (figuratively) one's own group, one's own system

   “有一種問題是我們自己家裡出的。比如，現在有些幹部爭名奪利，唯利是圖。 [MSC, trad.]

   “有一种问题是我们自己家里出的。比如，现在有些干部争名夺利，唯利是图。 [MSC, simp.]

   From: Mao Zedong 《在省市自治區黨委書記會議上的講話》

   "Yǒu yī zhǒng wèntí shì wǒmen zìjǐ jiālǐ chū de. Bǐrú, xiànzài yǒuxiē gànbù zhēngmíngduólì, wéilìshìtú. [Pinyin]

   One type of problem originated from within our system. For example, some cadre members strive for fame and wealth, seek nothing but profit.

3. (dated or regional) wife (humble, about own wife)

   此冤讎實與我無干，如何纏擾著我家裡。 [MSC, trad.]

   此冤雠实与我无干，如何缠扰着我家里。 [MSC, simp.]

   From: the Ming Dynasty-era short story collection Slap the Table in Amazement (初刻拍案驚奇, Chu Ke Pai An Jing Qi) by Ling Mengchu, vol. 14.

   Cǐ yuānchóu shí yǔ wǒ wúgān, rúhé chánrǎo zhe wǒ jiālǐ. [Pinyin]

   I am essentially unrelated to this enmity (associated with being wronged), why is my wife embroiled?

Synonyms

• (home): 家 (jiā)
• (wife): 家裡的／家里的 (jiālǐde)