携家带眷

Traditional: 攜家帶眷

xié jiā dài juàn

Dictionary entry

to take all one's family along (idiom); encumbered by a family

What does 携家带眷 mean?

携家带眷 (xié jiā dài juàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to take all one's family along (idiom); encumbered by a family

2tied down by family obligations

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携xiéold variant of 攜|携[xie2]家jiāused in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]带dàiband · belt 眷juàn(bound form) one's family, esp. wife and children · (literary) to regard with love and affection; to feel concern for

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携家带眷

xié jiā dài juàn

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