gia kế
Definition
- Noun:
- Family livelihood / family occupation: The traditional means of earning a living or the primary business that sustains a household or family line across generations.
- Family legacy / inheritance (of a trade or profession): The profession, trade, or craft passed down from one generation to the next within a family.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Gia kế của họ là nghề làm gốm. (Their family livelihood is pottery making.)
- Anh ấy kế thừa và phát triển gia kế từ cha mình. (He inherited and developed the family occupation from his father.)
- Giữ gìn gia kế là trách nhiệm của con trai trưởng. (Preserving the family legacy is the responsibility of the eldest son.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "gia kế" often carries a traditional and formal connotation, implying a duty or continuity. It is more commonly found in literary or historical contexts than in everyday modern conversation.
Variants and Related Words
Nghề gia truyền (n): A hereditary profession or craft passed through generations.
- Thuốc nam này là nghề gia truyền của dòng họ họ. (This herbal medicine is the hereditary profession of their clan.)
Kế nghiệp (v): To succeed to or take over a family business or profession.
- Cô ấy không muốn kế nghiệp gia đình. (She does not want to take over the family business.)
Synonyms
- Family trade: A business or skill run in a family.
- Livelihood: A means of securing the necessities of life.
- Patrimony (in a professional sense): Something inherited from one's father or ancestors, especially a profession.
Related Idioms
Nối nghiệp tổ tông: To continue the ancestral profession.
- Anh ấy phải nối nghiệp tổ tông theo gia kế. (He must continue the ancestral profession according to the family legacy.)
Gia tộc nghề nghiệp: A clan or family defined by a specific profession.
- Họ là một gia tộc nghề nghiệp với gia kế lâu đời. (They are a professional clan with a long-standing family livelihood.)