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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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