家道 (jiā) — family financial situation; family fortunes; principles of homemaking; household management
Definition
Literary/classical term, almost always in set phrases like 家道中落 ('family fortunes declined') or 家道殷实 ('family well-off'). Not used in everyday speech for 'household management.'
noun
family financial situationfamily fortunesprinciples of homemakinghousehold management
Examples
- 家道，。Tā jiā jiā fù yù, cóng xiǎo jiù guò zhe hǎo rì zi.His family was well-off, so he has lived a good life since childhood.
- 家道。Nà běn shū jiǎng de shì chuán tǒng jiā de zhì huì.That book is about the wisdom of traditional household management.
- ，家道。Jìn dài yǐ lái, xǔ duō jiù shì jiā zú jiā zhú jiàn shuāi luò.Since modern times, the fortunes of many old-style families have gradually declined.
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