官家 (guānjiā) — the imperial court, the throne (a Song-era term of address for the emperor); the government, the authorities

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞

官家 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)

官家＝官＋家

ㄍㄨㄢㄐㄧㄚ · guānjiā

noun — the imperial court, the throne (a Song-era term of address for the emperor); the government, the authorities

字源 FORM — what the parts do

官official (官員)guān

家house, household (家庭)jiā

官家，官員的官，家庭的家。

朝廷（官）就是天下這一（家）——皇帝是當家的。

The court (官) is the whole realm's single household (家) — and the emperor is its head.