家法 (jiā) — family rules / domestic discipline (traditional, passed down through generations); (historical) rod or implement for punishing children in a family
Definition
A traditional family’s own rules and the corporal punishment used to enforce them. Today it usually appears in historical or literary writing about old China, not in modern daily use.
noun
family rules / domestic discipline (traditional, passed down through generations)(historical) rod or implement for punishing children in a family
Examples
- ，家法。Zài gǔ dài, měi gè dà jiā zú dōu yǒu zì jǐ de jiā.In ancient times, every large clan had its own family rules.
- 家法。Tā yīn wèi wéi fǎn jiā bèi fá guì le yì zhěng tiān.He was punished by kneeling for a whole day for violating the family discipline.
- 家法。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō xiáng xì miáo shù le jiù shè huì de jiā zhì dù.This novel describes in detail the family discipline system of old society.
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