親家

See also: 亲家

Chinese

	dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (親家)	親	家
simp. (亲家)	亲	家
alternative forms	襯家／衬家 Cantonese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qìngjia

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чинҗя (činži͡a, III-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): can³ gaa¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): tin¹ ga¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhîn-kâ

(Hailu, HRS): cin^ˋ ga^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): qin¹ ga¹
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): cing⁵ gor¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhin-ke / chheng-ke / chhin-kee

(Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ gê¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qìngjia
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cìngjiå
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing⁴-chia⁵
  - Yale: chìng-jya
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinq.jia
  - Palladius: цинцзя (cinczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä¹/

Note: The pronunciation 'qìng' results from assimilation. See 親.

- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чинҗя (činži͡a, III-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁴⁴ t͡ɕia²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: can³ gaa¹
  - Yale: chan gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsan³ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cen³ ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn³³ kaː⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: tin¹ ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰin³³ ka³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîn-kâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: qin^ˊ ga^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qin¹ ga¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin²⁴⁻¹¹ ka²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: cin^ˋ ga^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin⁵³ ka⁵³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: qin¹ ga¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: cing⁵ gor¹ [Phonetic: cing⁵ ngor¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: chīng-go̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiŋ²¹ ^(k-)ŋɒ⁵³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhin-ke
  - Tâi-lô: tshin-ke
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chinkef
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Kinmen): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Lukang, Philippines): /t͡sʰin³³ ke³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Sanxia, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-ke
  - Tâi-lô: tshing-ke
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengkef
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ ke³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhin-kee
  - Tâi-lô: tshin-kee
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cêng¹ gê¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng ke
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ ke³³/

Note: Jieyang.

Noun

親家

one's child's parents-in-law; co-parents-in-law
對親家／对亲家 [Cantonese] ― deoi³ can³ gaa¹ [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(more broadly) any relative by marriage; affinal relative
(Meixian Hakka, Jieyang Teochew) co-father-in-law

Synonyms

(affinal relative): (Hakka) 對手親／对手亲

Dialectal synonyms of 親家公 (“co-father-in-law”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		親家公
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	親家公
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	男親家
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	親家公
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	親家公
Central Plains Mandarin	Xuzhou	親家爹
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	男親家
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	親家爹, 親家公
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	親家爺
Cantonese	Guangzhou	親家老爺
Cantonese	Hong Kong	親家老爺
Hakka	Meixian	親家, 且公
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	親家公
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	親家公
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	親家公
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	親家公
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	親家公
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	親家公
Huizhou	Jixi	親家公
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	親家公
Southern Min	Xiamen	親家官
	Quanzhou	親家官
	Zhangzhou	親家官
	Taipei	親家公 GT
	Manila (Hokkien)	親家官
	Jieyang	親家
	Leizhou	親家爹
	Haikou	親家爸, 親家爹
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	親家爹
Wu	Shanghai	親家公
	Shanghai (Chongming)	親家公
	Suzhou	親家公
	Danyang	親家公
	Hangzhou	親家公
	Ningbo	親家公
Xiang	Changsha	親家翁, 太親翁
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Derived terms