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家伙

Mandarin · pinyin jiā huo

household dish, implement or furniture
domestic animal
(coll.) guy
chap
weapon

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家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
伙: huǒ · companion, colleague; utensils

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1–5 · jia1 huo5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaa1 fo2

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noun

(colloquial) tool; utensil; weapon
(colloquial; derogatory, humorous or intimate) fellow; guy; chap
(colloquial) domesticated animal; livestock
(colloquial) time (instance or occurrence)
(dialectal) thing
(colloquial, vulgar) penis; thingy
(Hokkien) family property
(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) family; household

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