通家

Chinese

		go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (通家)		通	家
simp. ^#(通家)		通	家

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tōngjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tung¹ gaa¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thong-ke

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tōngjiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥㄐㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tongjia
  - Wade–Giles: tʻung¹-chia¹
  - Yale: tūng-jyā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tongjia
  - Palladius: тунцзя (tunczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tung¹ gaa¹
  - Yale: tūng gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tung¹ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: tung¹ ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thong-ke
  - Tâi-lô: thong-ke
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tongkef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɔŋ³³ ke³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

Noun

通家

(literary) longstanding friendship between two families; generations of family friendship
(literary) expert; master; professional
(literary) relation by marriage; affinity
(literary) entire family; whole family

Synonyms

(longstanding friendship): (literary, or in compounds) 世 (shì), 世交 (shìjiāo)
(expert):

內行／内行 (nèiháng)
內行人／内行人 (nèihángrén)
名家 (míngjiā)
大家
大方 (dàfāng) (literary)
大神 (dàshén) (Internet slang)
好手 (hǎoshǒu)
專家／专家 (zhuānjiā)
專才／专才 (zhuāncái)
專業人員／专业人员 (zhuānyè rényuán)
專業人才／专业人才 (zhuānyè réncái)
專業戶／专业户 (zhuānyèhù) (figurative)
專門／专门 (zhuānmén)
專門家／专门家 (zhuānménjiā)
強手／强手 (qiángshǒu)
懸手／悬手 (Hokkien)
把式 (bǎshì)
方家 (fāngjiā) (literary)
能手 (néngshǒu)
行家 (hángjiā)
行家裡手／行家里手 (hángjiā lǐshǒu)
裡手／里手 (lǐshǒu)
達人／达人 (dárén)
高手 (gāoshǒu)

(relation by marriage): 姻親／姻亲 (yīnqīn)
(entire family):

一家 (yījiā)
一家伙 (Hokkien)
一家伙仔 (Hokkien)
一家子 (yījiāzi)
一屋裏／一屋里 (Xiang)
全家 (quánjiā)
冚家 (ham⁶ gaa¹) (Cantonese, vulgar)
合家 (héjiā) (literary)
滿門／满门 (mǎnmén) (literary)
老小 (lǎoxiǎo) (literary)
規家伙 (Hokkien)
規家伙仔 (Hokkien)
規家口仔／规家口仔 (Hokkien)
闔家／阖家 (héjiā) (literary, honorific)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “expert”):

外行 (wàiháng)
外行人 (wàihángrén)
棒槌 (bàngchuí) (figurative)
行外人 (hángwàirén)
門外漢／门外汉 (ménwàihàn)

Derived terms

通家之好

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