人家

rén jia

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rén jia other people; sb else 4 definitions rén jiā dwelling; family 4 definitions

Definitions

1. other people
2. sb else
3. he, she or they
4. I, me (referring to oneself as \one\ or \people\)

Words Containing 人家

• 人家牵驴你拔橛 rén jiā qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué: see 別人牽驢你拔橛子|别人牵驴你拔橛子[bié ren qiān lu:2 nǐ bá jué zi]
• 做人家 zuò rén jiā: thrifty
• 吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短 chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn: lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
• 女人家 nǚ rén jia: women (in general)
• 妇道人家 fù dao rén jia: woman (derog.)
• 官宦人家 guān huàn rén jiā: family of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)
• 男人家 nán rén jia: a man (rather than a woman)

Child Words of 人家

• 人 rén: person; people
• 家 jiā: home