持家

Chinese

		to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad. (持家)		持	家

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chíjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ gaa¹
Min Nan (POJ): chhî-ke

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chíjiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyjia
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci⁴ gaa¹
  - Yale: chìh gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ ga¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ kaː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhî-ke
  - Tâi-lô: tshî-ke
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chi'kef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰi²⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰi²⁴⁻²² ke³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰi¹³⁻²² ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰi²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

Verb

持家

to run one's home; to housekeep; to manage one's household

Synonyms

把家 (bǎjiā)

Adjective

持家

(colloquial) good at housekeeping; good at keeping house

Synonyms

居家 (jūjiā)

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