齊家

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Chinese

even; neat; identical
even; neat; identical; ready; to make even; simultaneously; place name
 
home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
 
trad. (齊家)
simp. (齐家)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (15) (28)
Final () (39) (98)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () IV II
Fanqie
Baxter dzej kae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/d͡zei/ /kˠa/
Pan
Wuyun
/d͡zei/ /kᵚa/
Shao
Rongfen
/d͡zɛi/ /ka/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/d͡zɛj/ /kaɨ/
Li
Rong
/d͡zei/ /ka/
Wang
Li
/d͡ziei/ /ka/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/d͡zʱiei/ /ka/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jiā
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
cai4 gaa1
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
jiā
Middle
Chinese
‹ dzej › ‹  ›
Old
Chinese
/*ˁəj/ /*kˁra/
English uniform, equal household

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
No. 10052 5919
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*zliːl/ /*kraː/

Verb

齊家

  1. (literary) to bring one's family into unison; to manage one's household
    格物致知誠意正心修身齊家治國平天下 [MSC, trad.]
    格物致知诚意正心修身齐家治国平天下 [MSC, simp.]
    Géwù, zhìzhī, chéngyì, zhèngxīn, xiūshēn, qíjiā, zhìguó, píngtiānxià.
    Investigate the nature of things, pursue knowledge, act in good faith, rectify one's mind, cultivate one's moral character, manage one's household, administer state affairs and bring peace to the nation.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation


Adverb

齊家

  1. (dialectal Cantonese) together
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation


Pronoun

齊家

  1. (Hakka, dialectal Cantonese) everybody; everyone
    • (Can we date this quote?), “海南鷄飯”, 张少林 [Chong Sau Lin] (lyrics), 伍佰 [Wu Bai] (music)‎performed by 张少林 [Chong Sau Lin]:
      齐家称赞 [Malaysian Huiyang Hakka, simp.]
      齊家稱讚 [Malaysian Huiyang Hakka, trad.]
      After eating it, everyone would come to applaud
Synonyms