家 — Cantonese Dictionary

家

gaa3

Cantonese Slang

💡 Tip: [[a family]]

Definitions

1 [[a family]]
2 gaa ga 家家 — a triad society, a triad "family".
3 gaa chouh nguk bai 家嗙屋閉 — to cause trouble at home, to cause trouble in the family (st 2, 16).
4 gaa faat 家法 — [family law] a punishment, especially a serious punishment for a triad member (hhssm 7.44).
5 gaa feih nguk yeuhn 家肥屋潤 — [well-fed family, prosperous house] a well-off family, a prosperous household.
6 gaa heung 家鄉 — [native place] home (taxi driver jargon, USi).
7 gaa sèuhng bihn faahn 家常便飯 — normal, ordinary, "common or garden" (gwdl 214, 12).
8 gaa tauh sai mouh 家頭細務 — household duties.