📖 Meaning
Describes a household thrown into chaos and uproar, with family members shouting and arguing. It conveys a state of domestic turmoil and discord that disrupts the peace of the home.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom originates from 'Jin Ping Mei Cihua' (The Plum in the Golden Vase), a Ming dynasty novel by Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng. In Chapter 75, the character Yue Niang remarks dismissively about someone leaving during a household upheaval. The phrase was later employed in the Qing dynasty novel 'Xingshi Yinyuan Zhuan' (The Tale of Marriage Destinies) by Xizhou Sheng, where family feuding is described with this expression.
💡 Example Usage
这家人整天家反宅乱，邻居们苦不堪言。
The family is in constant turmoil and uproar, making life miserable for the neighbors.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 家反宅乱
- Pinyin: jiā fǎn zhái luàn
- Literal Translation: home, rebel, house, chaotic
- Category: Condition
- Characters: 4