身家 (san1 gaa1) — family origin; assets, one's total weal… in Cantonese

sanˉ¹身gaaˉ¹家

Mandarin Pinyin: shen1 jia1

Meaning of 身家

nounfamily origin; assets, one's total wealth

noun(noun) one's total personal assets; one's total wealth; family origin; family background

keoiˏ₅佢jauˏ₅有jikˉ¹億maanˍ₆萬sanˉ¹身gaa1.家。

He has billions in assets.

keoiˏ₅佢jauˏ₅有sapˍ₆十doˉ¹多jikˉ¹億sanˉ¹身gaa1.家。

He has assets of over a billion.

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好sikˉ¹惜sanˉ¹身gaaˉ¹家。

He values his own property/wealth.

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