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
trad. (持家)		持	家
simp. ^#(持家)		持	家

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chíjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ gaa¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhî-ka / chhî-ke

(Teochew, Peng'im): ti⁵ gê¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chíjiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chíhjia
  - Wade–Giles: chʻih²-chia¹
  - Yale: chŕ-jyā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrjia
  - Palladius: чицзя (čiczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci⁴ gaa¹
  - Yale: chìh gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ kaː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhî-ka
  - Tâi-lô: tshî-ka
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chi'kaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhî-ke
  - Tâi-lô: tshî-ke
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chi'kef
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰi²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ti⁵ gê¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thî ke
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ke³³/

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)