Jia zi, Jiā zī, Jiā zǐ, Jiā zi, Jiǎ zi, Jià zi, Jià zī, Jiǎ zǐ, Jiá zi, Jiā zì: 12 definitions

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家資 [jiā zī] [jia zi]—
Family-owned property. From "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (《三國演義 [san guo yan yi]》), Chapter 35: "If Mengde (孟德 [meng de]) has great ambitions, I am willing to use my family assets to assist him." Also referred to as "家產 [jia chan]" (jiāchǎn) or "家財 [jia cai]" (jiācái).

jiā zī: jiā tíng suǒ yǒu de cái chǎn. < sān guó yǎn yì> dì sān wǔ huí: “jí mèng dé yǒu dà zhì, yuàn jiāng jiā zī xiāng zhù.” yě zuò “jiā chǎn” ,, “jiā cái” .

jia zi: jia ting suo you de cai chan. < san guo yan yi> di san wu hui: "ji meng de you da zhi, yuan jiang jia zi xiang zhu." ye zuo "jia chan" ,, "jia cai" .

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家貲 [jiā zī] [jia zi]—
Family assets (家中資產 [jia zhong zi chan]).
From Romance of the Three Kingdoms (《三國演義 [san guo yan yi]》), Chapter Six (第六回 [di liu hui]): "However, Yuan Shao (袁紹 [yuan shao])'s followers (門下 [men xia]) killed their kinsmen (宗黨 [zong dang]) and confiscated their family assets."
From First Collection of Tales of Striking Wonders (《初刻拍案驚奇 [chu ke pai an jing qi]》), Volume Eight (卷八 [juan ba]): "The family assets I have with me, combined with what your father (父親 [fu qin]) left behind, are entirely sufficient for business operations (營運 [ying yun])."

jiā zī: jiā zhōng zī chǎn. < sān guó yǎn yì> dì liù huí: “dàn shì yuán shào děng mén xià, shā qí zōng dǎng ér chāo qí jiā zī.” < chū kè pāi àn jīng qí> juǎn bā: “wǒ shēn biān yǒu de jiā zī, bìng nǐ fù qīn shèng xià de, jǐn gōu yíng yùn.”

jia zi: jia zhong zi chan. < san guo yan yi> di liu hui: "dan shi yuan shao deng men xia, sha qi zong dang er chao qi jia zi." < chu ke pai an jing qi> juan ba: "wo shen bian you de jia zi, bing ni fu qin sheng xia de, jin gou ying yun."

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夾子 [jiā zi] [jia zi]—
1. An implement (器具 [qi ju]) for clamping (夾 [jia]) things. Such as a hair clip (頭髮 [tou fa]) or a file folder (文件 [wen jian]).
2. A flat-shaped (扁形 [bian xing]) small bag (小袋 [xiao dai]) for holding valuables (財物 [cai wu]) and the like. Such as a wallet (皮 [pi]).
3. A fried pancake (煎餅 [jian bing]) with filling (餡 [xian]).
Song (宋 [song]) Dynasty writer Meng Yuanlao (孟元老 [meng yuan lao])'s "Dongjing Meng Hua Lu" (東京夢華錄 [dong jing meng hua lu]), Volume 2 (卷二 [juan er]), "Zhouqiao Night Market" (州橋夜市 [zhou qiao ye shi]): "In the winter month (冬月 [dong yue]), there were roasted rabbits (盤兔 [pan tu]), freshly roasted pork skin and meat (旋炙豬皮肉 [xuan zhi zhu pi rou]), wild duck meat (野鴨肉 [ye ya rou]), crystal sashimi with dripping butter (滴酥水晶鱠 [di su shui jing kuai]), fried jiazi (煎 [jian]), pig offal (豬臟 [zhu zang]), and the like."
Song (宋 [song]) Dynasty writer Wu Zimou (吳自牧 [wu zi mu])'s "Meng Liang Lu" (夢粱錄 [meng liang lu]), Volume 16 (卷一六 [juan yi liu]), "Restaurant Serving Both Meat and Vegetarian Dishes" (葷素從食店 [hun su cong shi dian]): "Along the streets and alleys (沿街巷陌 [yan jie xiang mo]), snacks (點心 [dian xin]) were sold from stalls (盤賣 [pan mai]): steamed buns (饅頭 [man tou]), steamed cakes (炊餅 [chui bing]), sugar and honey crispy sesame cakes (糖蜜酥皮燒餅 [tang mi su pi shao bing]), jiazi, and thin crisps (薄脆 [bao cui])."

jiā zi:1. jiā dōng xī de qì jù. rú tóu fà jiā zi,, wén jiàn jiā zi.
2. fàng zhì cái wù děng de biǎn xíng xiǎo dài. rú pí jiā zi.
3. yǒu xiàn de jiān bǐng. sòng． mèng yuán lǎo < dōng jīng mèng huá lù． juǎn èr． zhōu qiáo yè shì>: “dōng yuè pán tù,, xuán zhì zhū pí ròu,, yě yā ròu,, dī sū shuǐ jīng kuài,, jiān jiā zi,, zhū zàng zhī lèi.” sòng． wú zì mù < mèng liáng lù． juǎn yī liù． hūn sù cóng shí diàn>: “yán jiē xiàng mò pán mài diǎn xīn: mán tóu,, chuī bǐng jí táng mì sū pí shāo bǐng,, jiā zi,, báo cuì.”

jia zi:1. jia dong xi de qi ju. ru tou fa jia zi,, wen jian jia zi.
2. fang zhi cai wu deng de bian xing xiao dai. ru pi jia zi.
3. you xian de jian bing. song. meng yuan lao < dong jing meng hua lu. juan er. zhou qiao ye shi>: "dong yue pan tu,, xuan zhi zhu pi rou,, ye ya rou,, di su shui jing kuai,, jian jia zi,, zhu zang zhi lei." song. wu zi mu < meng liang lu. juan yi liu. hun su cong shi dian>: "yan jie xiang mo pan mai dian xin: man tou,, chui bing ji tang mi su pi shao bing,, jia zi,, bao cui."

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架子 [jià zi] [jia zi]—
1. An object used for placing items or for support. From Water Margin (《水滸傳 [shui hu chuan]》), Chapter 55: "Immediately, they set up (frames/scaffolding) by the water, preparing to fire cannons (火砲 [huo pao]) and attack the stockade (寨柵 [zhai shan])."
2. Airs, show, ostentation, display. For example: "She doesn't put on any (airs) of a big star (大明星 [da ming xing])." From Dream of the Red Chamber (《紅樓夢 [hong lou meng]》), Chapter 2: "Their daily expenditures and ostentation (排場 [pai chang]) could not be easily reduced. Although their external (display/front) has not completely collapsed yet, their internal resources (內囊 [nei nang]) are already exhausted." From Twenty Years of Prosperity Dream (《二十載繁華夢 [er shi zai fan hua meng]》), Chapter 5: "On the day of the wedding (迎娶 [ying qu]), Zhou Yongyou (周庸祐 [zhou yong you]) intended to spend a bit more to maintain a certain (display/image) to be satisfied."
3. Figure, build, frame. For example: "衣 [yi] (clothes hanger, referring to someone with a good figure for clothes)", "Her (frame/build) is small, so she can't carry wide clothes (衣服 [yi fu])."
4. A move or stance in martial arts (武術 [wu shu]). From Selected Yuan Dramas, Supplementary Collection: Unicom Bull (《元曲選外編 [yuan qu xuan wai bian]．獨角牛 [du jiao niu]》), Act 1: "This one performs a (stance/move), first entangling the hands." From Journey to the West (《西遊記 [xi you ji]》), Chapter 43: "Sha Wujing (沙僧 [sha seng]) feigned a (move), dragging his precious staff (寶杖 [bao zhang]) and leaving."
5. A metaphor for the organizational structure (組織結構 [zu zhi jie gou]) of something. For example: "When writing a thesis (論文 [lun wen]), you must first build up the (framework)."

jià zi:1. yòng yǐ fàng zhì wù pǐn huò jù yǒu zhī chēng zuò yòng de qì wù. < shuǐ hǔ chuán> dì wǔ wǔ huí: “jí rì zài yú shuǐ biān shù qǐ jià zi, ān pái shī fàng huǒ pào, gōng dǎ zhài shān.”
2. pài tóu,, chǎng miàn. rú: “tā méi yǒu yī diǎn dà míng xīng de jià zi.” < hóng lóu mèng> dì èr huí: “qí rì yòng pái chǎng, yòu bù néng jiāng jiù shěng jiǎn. rú jīn wài miàn de jià zi suī wèi shén dào, nèi náng què yě jǐn shàng lái le.” < èr shí zài fán huá mèng> dì wǔ huí: “dào le yíng qǔ nà yī rì, zhōu yōng yòu běn dài duō huā fèi yī xiē, chēng gè jià zi, cái dé mǎn yì.”
3. shēn cái,, gǔ jià. rú: “yī jià zi” ,, “tā de jià zi xiǎo, chēng bù qǐ kuān dà de yī fú.”
4. wǔ shù zhōng de zhāo shù. < yuán qū xuǎn wài biān． dú jiǎo niú． dì yī zhé>: “zhè yī gè tǔ jià zi, xiān chán zhù shǒu.” < xī yóu jì> dì sì sān huí: “zhè shā sēng xū diū le gè jià zi, tuō zhe bǎo zhàng jiù zǒu.”
5. bǐ yù shì wù de zǔ zhī jié gòu. rú: “zhuàn xiě lùn wén, yào xiān bǎ jià zi dā qǐ lái.”

jia zi:1. yong yi fang zhi wu pin huo ju you zhi cheng zuo yong de qi wu. < shui hu chuan> di wu wu hui: "ji ri zai yu shui bian shu qi jia zi, an pai shi fang huo pao, gong da zhai shan."
2. pai tou,, chang mian. ru: "ta mei you yi dian da ming xing de jia zi." < hong lou meng> di er hui: "qi ri yong pai chang, you bu neng jiang jiu sheng jian. ru jin wai mian de jia zi sui wei shen dao, nei nang que ye jin shang lai le." < er shi zai fan hua meng> di wu hui: "dao le ying qu na yi ri, zhou yong you ben dai duo hua fei yi xie, cheng ge jia zi, cai de man yi."
3. shen cai,, gu jia. ru: "yi jia zi" ,, "ta de jia zi xiao, cheng bu qi kuan da de yi fu."
4. wu shu zhong de zhao shu. < yuan qu xuan wai bian. du jiao niu. di yi zhe>: "zhe yi ge tu jia zi, xian chan zhu shou." < xi you ji> di si san hui: "zhe sha seng xu diu le ge jia zi, tuo zhe bao zhang jiu zou."
5. bi yu shi wu de zu zhi jie gou. ru: "zhuan xie lun wen, yao xian ba jia zi da qi lai."