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在家

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Chinese

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(located) at; in; exist
(located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
 
home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
 
simp. and trad.
(在家)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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在家

  1. to be at home
    在家難得 [MSC, trad.]
    在家难得 [MSC, simp.]
    zàijiā ya, nándé a. [Pinyin]
    It's so rare that you're at home.
    果然在家果然在家  ―  Tā guǒrán méi zàijiā.  ―  He wasn't at home, just as expected.
  2. (Mainland China) to be at one's workplace, not on a business trip
  3. (Buddhism) to lead a secular life

Synonyms

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  • (to be at home): (Cantonese) 喺企

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of lead a secular life): 出家 (chūjiā)

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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在家(ざいけ) (zaike

  1. the title of followers of Buddhism (or, historically, of Gautama Buddha) who are not monks, nuns, or novice monastics in a Buddhist order, and who undertake certain vows
    Antonym: 出家 (shukke)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN