趙家

Chinese

		surname	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (趙家)		趙	家
simp. (赵家)		赵	家

Etymology

"Communist Party of China"

From the novel by Lu Xun "The True Story of Ah Q". Where after the protagonist Ah Q, despite being only a lowly servant to the Zhao family, bragged about his being one of the Zhaos, got reprimanded by the head of the family, saying "You think you're worthy of the surname Zhao?" (你也配姓趙？).

See Zhao family (Internet slang) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhàojiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhàojiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhàojia
    • Wade–Giles: Chao⁴-chia¹
    • Yale: Jàu-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jawjia
    • Palladius: Чжаоцзя (Čžaoczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

Proper noun

趙家

1. (～街道) Zhaojia (a subdistrict of Kaizhou district, Chongqing, China)
2. (neologism) Communist Party of China
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 趙／赵,‎ 家.