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顧家

简顾家 · 繁顧家

Mandarin · pinyin gù jiā

to take care of one's family

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家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
顾: gù · look back; look at; look after

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4–1 · gu4 jia1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gu3 gaa1

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

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verb

to miss one's family
to look after one's family; to take care of domestic affairs
(Mainland China Hokkien) to look after the house; to watch over a house

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