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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
一家人
- all of the same family; the whole family
只要一家人能團聚，受多少罪，吃多少苦，我都不怕。 [MSC, trad.]
只要一家人能团聚，受多少罪，吃多少苦，我都不怕。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhǐyào yījiārén néng tuánjù, shòu duōshǎo zuì, chī duōshǎo kǔ, wǒ dōu bùpà.
- As long as the family can be reunited, I am willing to endure any kind of hardship that comes my way.
爸爸失去了工作，一家人的生活全靠媽媽支撐。 [MSC, trad.]
爸爸失去了工作，一家人的生活全靠妈妈支撑。 [MSC, simp.]- Bàba shīqù le gōngzuò, yījiārén de shēnghuó quán kào māma zhīchēng.
- Dad lost his job, so the whole family had to be supported by mum.
- (figurative) group of people who have close, family-like relationships
Synonyms
- (all of the same family): 一家子 (yījiāzi)
Derived terms