Taiwan Mandarin

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世家

shì jiā·ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚ

“a family influential for generations; an aristocratic or prominent family; in historical texts, a section chronicling the deeds of feudal lords”

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A generation or lifetime; an era or period of time; the world or society; a surname.

jiā·ㄐㄧㄚ

Home; house; family; refers to a school of thought; classifier for families or businesses; noun suffix for a specialist; polite term for relatives.