兩家 [两－]

Jyutping loeng5 gaa1
Pinyin liǎng jiā

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. two families; both parties together; belong to both parties; both parties each have one part
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    雙方
    both sides; both parties
    • 一家便宜兩家着
      一家便宜两家着
      win-win
    • 喂，兩家當初結咗婚，白首兩家要諧和。
      喂，两家当初结咗婚，白首两家要谐和。
      wai3, loeng5 gaa1 dong1 co1 git3 zo2 fan1, baak6 sau2 loeng5 gaa1 jiu3 haai4 wo3
      Hey! When you two got married, both of you promised to love and support each other for a lifetime.
    • 你哋兩家唔好嘈。
      你哋两家唔好嘈。
      nei5 dei6 loeng5 gaa1 m4 hou2 cou4
      You two, don't argue.
    • 兩家訂個合同啦。
      两家订个合同啦。
      loeng5 gaa1 ding3 go3 hap6 tung4 laa1
      Let both sides sign a contract.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    那房子住了两家人。
    那房子住了兩家人。
    nà fáng zi zhù le liǎng jiā rén 。
    • Two families live in that house.
  2. Mandarin
    两家人住在一个屋檐下。
    兩家人住在一個屋檐下。
    liǎng jiā rén zhù zài yí gè wū yán xià 。
    • Two families live in the same house.
    • The two families live under one roof.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    两家人食餐饭
    兩家人食餐飯
    loeng5 gaa1 jan4 sik6 caan1 faan6
    • The two families have a meal together.
  2. Cantonese
    我哋两家人有好深嘅渊源。
    我哋兩家人有好深嘅淵源。
    ngo5 dei6 loeng5 gaa1 jan4 jau5 hou2 sam1 ge3 jyun1 jyun4.
    • There is a long story to tell about the origin of our two families.
  3. Cantonese
    班工人居然日日去两个地盘签到，食两家茶礼！
    班工人居然日日去兩個地盤簽到，食兩家茶禮！
    baan1 gung1 jan4 geoi1 jin4 jat6 jat6 heoi3 loeng5 go3 dei6 pun4 cim1 dou3, sik6 loeng5 gaa1 caa4 lai5!
    • Those workers are signing in at two construction sites every day and get paid twice! How dare they!
  4. Cantonese
    食两家茶礼
    食兩家茶禮
    sau1 loeng5 gaa1 caa4 lai5
    • to benefit from two sides by cheating; literally, to eat tea gifts from two families
  5. Cantonese
    你个仔同我个女结婚，咁我地两家人咪系姻亲啰。
    你個仔同我個女結婚，咁我地兩家人咪係姻親囉。
    nei5 go3 zai2 tung4 ngo5 go3 neoi5 git3 faan1, gam2 ngo5 dei6 loeng5 gaa1 jan4 mai5 hai6 jan1 can1 lo1.
    • If your son and my daughter get married, yours and my family will be of kinship.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    两家商店
    兩家商店
    liǎng jiā shāng diàn
    • two shops
  2. Mandarin
    他们两家走得很近。
    他們兩家走得很近。
    tā men liǎng jiā zǒu dé hěn jìn ．
    • The two families often visit each other.
  3. Mandarin
    这两家公司其实是一事。
    這兩家公司其實是一事。
    zhè liǎng jiā gōng sī qí shí shì yī shì ．
    • The two firms are actually one and the same outfit.
  4. Mandarin
    华埠的主要购物街多半垂下铁闸,经常人挤人的“勿街”,呈现出一种空荡荡的深沉落寞,餐馆也歇了业,只有两家点心铺的门是开著的。
    華埠的主要購物街多半垂下鐵閘,經常人擠人的“勿街”,呈現出一種空蕩蕩的深沉落寞,餐館也歇了業,只有兩家點心鋪的門是開著的。
    huá bù de zhǔ yào gòu wù jiē duō bàn chuí xià tiě zhá ， jīng cháng rén jǐ rén de “ wù jiē ” ， chéng xiàn chū yī zhǒng kōng dàng dàng de shēn chén luò mò ， cān guǎn yě xiē le yè ， zhǐ yǒu liǎng jiā diǎn xīn pū de mén shì kāi zhù de ．
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