方家

Chinese

		square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad. (方家)		方	家

Etymology

Short for 大方之家.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fāngjiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong¹ gaa¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hong-ka / hong-kee

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fāngjiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fangjia
    • Wade–Giles: fang¹-chia¹
    • Yale: fāng-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangjia
    • Palladius: фанцзя (fanczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong¹ gaa¹
    • Yale: fōng gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong¹ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong¹ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-ka
    • Tâi-lô: hong-ka
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hongkaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ³³ ka³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-kee
    • Tâi-lô: hong-kee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

Noun

方家

1. (literary) expert in a certain field; learned person

Synonyms

• 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)
• 能手 (néngshǒu)
• 行家 (hángjiā)
• 行家裡手／行家里手 (hángjiā lǐshǒu)
• 裡手／里手 (lǐshǒu)
• 通家 (tōngjiā) (literary)
• 達人／达人 (dárén)
• 高手 (gāoshǒu)

 

Antonyms

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

 

Derived terms

• 大方家