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(jiā huo) - fellow, guy, bloke (informal) in Mandarin

jiāhuo

Traditional: 家伙

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Translation

fellow, guy, bloke (informal)

Word origin

家伙 means 'fellow, guy': 家 (jiā, 'home, household') plus 伙 (huo, 'companion, group', with 亻the person radical and 火 huǒ as phonetic). Originally referring to household tools or members, it became an informal word for a person.

Origin
compound
Root
家 (jiā, household) + 伙 (huo, companion: 亻person + 火 phonetic)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 家

Stroke order for 伙

Examples

Who is that guy?

This fellow is really impressive.

He is a clever fellow.

This bloke is really funny.

That fellow is late again.

家伙 (jiā huo) - fellow, guy, bloke (informal).

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