家私 (jiā sī) — family property; household belongings

Definition

家私 refers to household belongings or family property — physical goods owned by a household. Note: the headword is pronounced jiā here (regional/Cantonese-influenced reading), not the standard jiāsi.

noun
family propertyhousehold belongings
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 家私
    Tā qù shì hòu, jiā sī dōu fēn gěi le ér nǚ men.
    After he passed away, the family property was divided among his children.
  • 家私
    Zhè tào jiā sī hěn guì zhòng, yào xiǎo xīn bǎo guǎn.
    This set of household belongings is very valuable; take good care of it.
  • 家私
    Tā men bǎ jiā sī dōu bān dào le xīn fáng zi.
    They moved all their household belongings to the new house.

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