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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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家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French

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1–3 · jia1 fa3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaa1 faat3

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noun

(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

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