家裡

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See also: 家里

Chinese

home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
 
inside; within; in
inside; within; in; lining of clothing
 
trad. (家裡/家裏) /
simp. (家里)
anagram 裡家里家

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Noun

家裡

  1. home; in one's house
  2. people in one's household; family
    家裡有錢家里有钱  ―  jiālǐ yǒuqián.  ―  His family is very rich.
    家裡不止
    家里不止
    Jiālǐ bùzhǐ yī ge rén.
    There is more than one person (living) in the household.
    家裡斷絕關係
    家里断绝关系
    Tā zài xiě gěi jiālǐ duànjué guānxì de xìn.
    He is writing a letter to sever relations with his family.
  3. (figurative) one's own group, one's own system
  4. (dated or regional) wife (humble, about own wife)
    • 冤讎無干如何纏擾家裡
      冤雠无干如何缠扰家里
      From: the Ming Dynasty-era short story collection Slap the Table in Amazement (初刻拍案驚奇, Chu Ke Pai An Jing Qi) by Ling Mengchu, vol. 14.
      Cǐ yuānchóu shí yǔ wǒ wúgān, rúhé chánrǎo zhe wǒ jiālǐ.
      I am essentially unrelated to this enmity (associated with being wronged), why is my wife embroiled?

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