五百年前是一家 in English wu3 bai3 nian2 qian2 shi4 yi1 jia1 Meaning

Meanings

  • five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiomatic expression) (said of persons with the same surname)

Simplified Characters

五 百 年 前 是 一 家

Traditional Characters

五 百 年 前 是 一 家

Pinyin

wu3 bai3 nian2 qian2 shi4 yi1 jia1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

五wu3five 百bai3surname Bai 年nian2surname Nian 前qian2front 是shi4is 一yi1one 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]