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家法

Mandarin · pinyin jiā fǎ

the rules and discipline that apply within a family
stick used for punishing children or servants
traditions of an artistic or academic school of thought, passed on from master to pupil

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gaa1 faat3

Cantonese word readings for 家法. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(archaic) rod or stick for punishing servants or younger family members
(archaic) domestic discipline
(archaic) way of doing something that is passed down generation to generation in a family; family custom or tradition