同堂

tóngtáng
to live under the same roof (of different generations)

CEDICT

  1. 同處一堂。
  2. 同一祖父，不同父親之兄弟。即堂兄弟。
  3. 同學。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 同 tóng
  1. like
  2. same
  3. similar
  4. together
  5. alike
  6. with
2 堂 táng
  1. (main) hall
  2. large room for a specific purpose
  3. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
  4. of the same clan
  5. classifier for classes, lectures etc
  6. classifier for sets of furniture

classifier: 間

Containing this entry

三代同堂 sāndàitóngtáng three generations under one roof
四世同堂 Sì Shì Tóngtáng Four Generations Under One Roof, novel by Lao She 老舍 Lǎo Shě
四世同堂 sìshìtóngtáng four generations under one roof (idiom)
五代同堂 wǔdàitóngtáng