一家唔知一家事

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	to know; to be aware	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (一家唔知一家事)		一	家	唔	知	一	家	事

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ gaa¹ m⁴ zi¹ jat¹ gaa¹ si⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ gaa¹ m⁴ zi¹ jat¹ gaa¹ si⁶
    • Yale: yāt gā m̀h jī yāt gā sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ gaa¹ m⁴ dzi¹ jat⁷ gaa¹ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ga¹ m⁴ ji¹ yed¹ ga¹ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kaː⁵⁵ m̩²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kaː⁵⁵ siː²²/

Idiom

一家唔知一家事

1. (Cantonese) Outsiders have no idea what happens within a family