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莊家

莊家

Chinese

		farm; village	home; family; -ist home; family; -ist; -er; -ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (莊家)		莊	家
simp. (庄家)		庄	家

Noun

莊家

banker (in a gambling game); house
莊家永遠是贏家。 / 庄家永远是赢家。 ― Zhuāngjiā yǒngyuǎn shì yíngjiā. ― The house always wins.
farmhouse

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhuāngjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄤㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zong¹ gaa¹
Min Nan (POJ): chong-ka / chong-kee

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhuāngjiā → zhuāngjia (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤㄐㄧㄚ → ㄓㄨㄤㄐㄧㄚ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juang.jia
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵/ → /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯a̠²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zong¹ gaa¹
  - Yale: jōng gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzong¹ gaa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ kɑː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chong-ka
  - Tâi-lô: tsong-ka
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zongkaf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔŋ³³ ka³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chong-kee
  - Tâi-lô: tsong-kee
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/