故ㄍㄨˋgù家ㄐㄧㄚjiā

世代做官的人家。《孟子·公孫丑上》：「其故家遺俗，流風善政，猶有存者。」
久居其地且有名聲的家族。宋·張炎〈思佳客·夢裡瞢騰說夢華〉詞：「銅駝煙雨棲芳草，休向江南問故家。」也作「舊家」。

英old and respected family, family whose members have been officials from generation to generation