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Jyutping sai3 gaa1
Pinyin shì jiā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. family influential for generations
  2. aristocratic family
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    hereditary house (term commonly used in Chinese-language historiography)
  2. noun
    family well-known for a specialty for generations
    • 音樂世家
      音乐世家
      yīn yuè shì jiā
      family of musicians
  3. noun
    aristocratic family; noble family
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他在艺术世家长大。
    他在藝術世家長大。
    tā zài yì shù shì jiā zhǎng dà 。
    • He was raised in an artistic family.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    《史记‧孔子世家》记载:「叔梁纥与颜氏女野合而生孔子」,有人认为就系指双方年龄相差太大,唔合礼仪。
    《史記‧孔子世家》記載:「叔梁紇與顏氏女野合而生孔子」,有人認為就係指雙方年齡相差太大,唔合禮儀。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    音乐世家
    音樂世家
    yīn yuè shì jiā
    • family of musicians