{ rén jǐ jiā zú } |
| lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off |
rén
① man ② person ③ people ④ CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
gěi
① to ② for ③ for the benefit of ④ to give ⑤ to allow ⑥ to do sth (for sb) ⑦ (passive particle)
jǐ
① to supply ② provide
jiā
① home ② family ③ classifier for families or businesses ④ refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China ⑤ noun suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary, corresponds to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian ⑥ surname Jia ⑦ CL:個|个[ge4]
zú
① foot ② to be sufficient
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