一家人

Chinese

entire family man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(一家人)
一家

Pronunciation


Noun

一家人

  1. all of the same family; the whole family
    只要一家人團聚多少多少不怕 [MSC, trad.]
    只要一家人团聚多少多少不怕 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhǐyào yījiārén néng tuánjù, shòu duōshǎo zuì, chī duōshǎo kǔ, wǒ dōu bùpà. [Pinyin]
    As long as the family can be reunited, I am willing to endure any kind of hardship that comes my way.
    爸爸失去工作一家人生活媽媽支撐 [MSC, trad.]
    爸爸失去工作一家人生活妈妈支撑 [MSC, simp.]
    Bàba shīqù le gōngzuò, yījiārén de shēnghuó quán kào māma zhīchēng. [Pinyin]
    Dad lost his job, so the whole family had to be supported by mum.
  2. (figurative) group of people who have close, family-like relationships

Synonyms

  • (all of the same family): 一家子 (yījiāzi)

Derived terms

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