家长 : head of a house... : jiā zhǎng | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

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家长 Trad. 家長

jiā zhǎng
head of a household family head patriarch parent or guardian of a child

Example Usage
家长制 Trad. 家長制

jiā zhǎng zhì
patriarchal system
张家长，李家短 Trad. 張家長，李家短

Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
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家长会 Trad. 家長會

jiā zhǎng huì
parent-teacher conference parents' association

Example Usage
张家长，李家短 Trad. 張家長，李家短

Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
东家长西家短 Trad. 東家長西家短

dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
to gossip (idiom)