大家庭

Mandarin · pinyin dà jiā tíng

Meanings

  1. extended family
  2. big family
  3. harmonious group
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
庭
tíng · courtyard; spacious hall or yard
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4–1–2 · da4 jia1 ting2

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noun

  1. extended family
  2. (figurative) big family (of different ethnic groups, etc.); harmonious community

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