屋企

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Chinese

house; room plan a project; stand on tiptoe
simp. and trad.
(屋企)
alternative forms 屋㖉
屋𨀣
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Etymology

Li (1997b) suggests that this comes from taboo avoidance of 屋下 (attested in Hakka), replacing (“to descend; down”) with (“to rise; up”).

Pronunciation


Noun

屋企

  1. (Cantonese) home
    而家屋企 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    nei5 ji4 gaa1 faan1 uk1 kei2 laa3 ho2?
    You are going home now, aren't you?
  2. (Cantonese) family
    家用屋企 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    nei5 bei2 m4 bei2 gaa1 jung6 uk1 kei2?
    Do you give your family housekeeping money?
    屋企冇乜 [Cantonese, trad.]
    屋企冇乜 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ngo5 uk1 kei2 mou5 mat1 cin4-2.
    My family is poor.

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