Chinese Character Dictionary

家产

jiā chăn

family property

家用

jiā yòng

home-use

家用电器

jiā yòng diàn qì

domestic electric appliance

家用电脑

jiā yòng diàn năo

home computer

家畜

jiā chù

domestic animal

家当

jiā dàng

familial property

家的

jiā de

(old) wife

家眷

jiā juàn

one's wife and children

家破人亡

jiā pò rén wáng

family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned

家祖

jiā zŭ

(polite) my paternal grandfather

家禽

jiā qín

poultry

家童

jiā tóng

servant

家累千金，坐不垂堂

jiā lĕi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng

rich person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); prudent not to place oneself in danger

家给人足

jiā jĭ rén zú

lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off

家老

jiā lăo

(old) a senior in one's household

家臣

jiā chén

counselor of king or feudal warlord

家舅

jiā jiù

(polite) my maternal uncle

家蝇

jiā yíng

house fly

家蚕

jiā cán

the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)

家里

jiā lĭ

home

家亲

jiā qīn

older generation in one's household (often referring to one's parents)

家计

jiā jì

family livelihood

家训

jiā xùn

instructions to one's children

家语

Jiā yŭ

Book of Sayings of Confucius and his disciples, abbr. for 孔子家語|孔子家语[Kŏng zĭ Jiā yŭ]

家谱

jiā pŭ

genealogy

家贫如洗

jiā pín rú xĭ

extreme poverty (idiom); destitute

家赀万贯

jiā zī wàn guàn

immensely rich

家轿

jiā jiào

privately-owned car

家乡

jiā xiāng

hometown

家乡菜

jiā xiāng cài

regional dish

家乡鸡

jiā xiāng jī

home town chicken (item on a menu)

家丑

jiā chŏu

family scandal

家丑不可外传

jiā chŏu bù kĕ wài chuán

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信

jiā chŏu bù kĕ wài chuán , liú yán qiē mò qīng xìn

Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly (common expression); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.

家丑不可外扬

jiā chŏu bù kĕ wài yáng

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)

家长

jiā zhăng

head of a household

家长制

jiā zhăng zhì

patriarchal system

家长会

jiā zhăng huì

parent-teacher conference

家门

jiā mén

house door

家雀儿

jiā qiăo r

(coll.) sparrow

家电

jiā diàn

household electric appliance

家养

jiā yăng

domestic (animals)

家鸭

jiā yā

farm duck

家鸭绿头鸭

jiā yā lu:4 tóu yā

mallard

宸

chén

imperial apartments

容

Róng

surname Rong

容下

róng xià

to hold

容不得

róng bu dé

unable to tolerate

容光焕发

róng guāng huàn fā

face glowing (idiom); looking radiant

容克

Róng kè

Junker (German aristocracy)

容受

róng shòu

to tolerate

容器

róng qì

receptacle

容城

Róng chéng

Rongcheng county in Baoding 保定[Băo dìng], Hebei

容城县

Róng chéng xiàn

Rongcheng county in Baoding 保定[Băo dìng], Hebei

容忍

róng rĕn

to put up with

容或

róng huò

perhaps

容易

róng yì

easy

容止

róng zhĭ

looks and demeanor

容祖儿

Róng Zŭ ér

Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress

容积

róng jī

volume