(jiā huo) - fellow, guy, bloke (informal) in Mandarin
jiāhuoTraditional: 傢伙
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
家
伙
Examples
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Who is that guy?
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This fellow is really impressive.
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He is a clever fellow.
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This bloke is really funny.
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That fellow is late again.
家伙 (jiā huo) - fellow, guy, bloke (informal).
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