名家 (míng jiā) — renowned expert, master (in a field of art or scholarship); illustrious family, distinguished clan
Definition
名家 has two distinct uses: it names a renowned master in an art or scholarly field (as in 齐白石是名家), or refers to a distinguished family with a long tradition of achievement. The sense depends on context — people vs. lineage.
noun
renowned expertmaster (in a field of art or scholarship)illustrious familydistinguished clan
Examples
- 名家。Qí bái shí shì zhōng guó jìn dài de míng jiā huà jiā.Qi Baishi is a master painter of modern China.
- 名家，。Tā jiā shì dāng dì yǒu míng de míng jiā, shì dài shū xiāng.His family is a well-known illustrious family in the area, with a literary tradition for generations.
- 名家。Zhè cì zhǎn lǎn huì jí le zhòng duō míng jiā de zuò pǐn.This exhibition brings together works by many masters.
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